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Re:Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler by dash2 on Sunday January 10, 2021 @08:24AM (#25714439)

A coup means taking over the country. Decapitating part of the government is assassination. /pedantry

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Re:Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler by andyjohnson0 on Sunday January 10, 2021 @08:40AM (#25714541)

> A coup means taking over the country. Decapitating part of the government is assassination. /pedantry

"Definition of coup d'état

: a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics

especially : the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group"

I'm not sure pedantry contributes much in the circumstances.

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