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Re:Twitter Adopts Limited Duration Shareholder Rights Plan by zionic on Friday April 15, 2022 @05:01PM (#31045774)
>So this affected you personally?

I hate this line of reasoning, and I also hate that it's so prevelantly used in our legal system (we have a legal system, not a justice system FWIW). This same flawed line of thought has prevented lawsuits against the government for their illegal spying. Since "no one can prove they were harmed", and "proving you were harmed is against the law" we're stuck.

Consider the following: A pending meteor impact harms absolutely no one until right before it impacts and harms everyone.

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Re:Twitter Adopts Limited Duration Shareholder Rights Plan by arbitrage on Friday April 15, 2022 @05:33PM (#31046145)
I mean, yeah I can see that. That's an analogy you can make.

How did the administration force a private company to make a choice here? I'm not following that part.

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Re:Twitter Adopts Limited Duration Shareholder Rights Plan by zionic on Saturday April 16, 2022 @01:40AM (#31049814)
How did our corrupt, evil government force XYZ to happen?

I’m sorry but your entire logical structure comes off as absurd to me.

We have a fundamentally evil and absurd government, and you’re asking me how anyone was “forced” to do anything? Really?

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