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Re:X reinstated in Brazil after complying with court demands by anigbrowl on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @06:23PM (#41782402)
Nobody is pointing a gun at him, they just told him that he couldn't do business there until he was compliant with the legal requirements.

I am so sick of people hyperbolizing everything.

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Re:X reinstated in Brazil after complying with court demands by aeronaut80 on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @06:28PM (#41782433)
> I am so sick of people hyperbolizing everything.

Ironic

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Re:X reinstated in Brazil after complying with court demands by anigbrowl on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @07:29PM (#41782889)
Yes, I am using the same rhetorical technique ironically to point out how annoying it is.
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Re:X reinstated in Brazil after complying with court demands by seanw444 on Wednesday October 09, 2024 @10:48AM (#41788487)
Devil's advocate: what the government says only matters because of fear of repercussion if they're not heeded. Because they're the guys with the guns, and the (increasingly under Lula) exclusive right to use them.
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