• PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works
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    9 months ago

    I’m insisting his speech is shitty but political speech.

    I don’t think he could sanely be charged, though, either. It doesn’t meet the legal requirements to be a threat. You can look up the legal threshold for speech to be considered a threat in the US.

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      9 months ago

      I’m insisting his speech is shitty but political speech.

      I suppose you feel the same way when he was chanting “HANG MIKE PENCE” outside the complex where… Mike Pence was trying to do his fucking job, huh?

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        9 months ago

        Until they breached the capitol, yeah. Of course. It’s a fucking protest. By your definition lots of CEOs public death threats on lemmy daily. But they’re just doing their jobs. Right? You’re supposed to have a wide berth on speech and robust response to action. Especially political figures, even when they’re doing their job.

        You don’t have to demonize and mistreat people having genuine dialog with you. We’re allowed to have different opinions and still treat each other like human beings. Overall this is a small disagreement over human rights.