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Re:Gov Parson pushes to prosecute reporter who found securit... by ArchOversight on Thursday October 21, 2021 @01:54PM (#28948346)
Too little too late for that.

Invoking Godwins law, cause it seems apropos:

"As we say in Germany, if there's a Nazi at the table and 10 other people sitting there talking to him, you got a table with 11 Nazis"

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Re:Gov Parson pushes to prosecute reporter who found securit... by GoblinSlayer on Thursday October 21, 2021 @02:28PM (#28948911)
That's not even a proper ad hominem, more like a projection of ad hominem.
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Re:Gov Parson pushes to prosecute reporter who found securit... by q1w2 on Thursday October 21, 2021 @02:03PM (#28948505)
Guilt by association isn't just biased and lazy thinking - it's literally evil and a tool used by evil people.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCarthyism

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_Act_trials_of_Communist_...

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Re:Gov Parson pushes to prosecute reporter who found securit... by vageli on Thursday October 21, 2021 @02:01PM (#28948467)
> Too little too late for that.

> Invoking Godwins law, cause it seems apropos:

> "As we say in Germany, if there's a Nazi at the table and 10 other people sitting there talking to him, you got a table with 11 Nazis"

Is this in jest? Or are you truly suggesting that even conversing with someone who holds an opinion that differs from yours somehow makes you of the same opinion?

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Re:Gov Parson pushes to prosecute reporter who found securit... by Afforess on Thursday October 21, 2021 @02:11PM (#28948630)
>Is this in jest? Or are you truly suggesting that even conversing with someone who holds an opinion that differs from yours somehow makes you of the same opinion?

Are you truly suggesting the correct action to take with Nazi's is a discussion? Because there is a certain British PM that tried that approach back in the day....

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Re:Gov Parson pushes to prosecute reporter who found securit... by mdp2021 on Thursday October 21, 2021 @02:36PM (#28949058)
> Are you truly suggesting the correct action to take with

the irrational is showing reasons? Yes. Somebody with a non fully compromised mind may be eavesdropping (note: it's a metaphor).

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