ByteOnBikes@discuss.online to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 2 days agoSomebody is lying, and so far, it's constantly been Republicansdiscuss.onlineimagemessage-square91linkfedilinkarrow-up11.33Karrow-down115file-text
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minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down15·1 day agoThen why was he arrested?
minus-squareNoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up20arrow-down2·1 day agoBecause fascists don’t care about the law? What even is this question?
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down8·1 day agoThe party line is that he is a terrorist. It is implied by the arrest, not by the tweet.
minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoThey never implied that he’s a terrorist, only that he supports terrorists.
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·24 hours agoArresting him says otherwise.
minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·23 hours agoWhat reason did they give for arresting him?
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·21 hours agoDepartment of Homeland Security accused him of “leading activities aligned to Hamas”
minus-squareNoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down3·1 day agoI know they think he’s a terrorist, but I just wanted to point out that technically the tweet never actually calls him a terrorist or Hamas or anything of the sort. It’s more of a minor nitpick than anything.
minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day ago I know they think he’s a terrorist Do they? According to Marco Rubio, he supports terrorists, but that isn’t the same thing.
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoI would argue AOC was addressing the situation generally, rather than the tweet specifically.
minus-squareNoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoThat’s fair. As I said I was nitpicking, not making any sort of serious argument.
Then why was he arrested?
Because fascists don’t care about the law? What even is this question?
The party line is that he is a terrorist. It is implied by the arrest, not by the tweet.
They never implied that he’s a terrorist, only that he supports terrorists.
Arresting him says otherwise.
What reason did they give for arresting him?
Department of Homeland Security accused him of “leading activities aligned to Hamas”
I know they think he’s a terrorist, but I just wanted to point out that technically the tweet never actually calls him a terrorist or Hamas or anything of the sort. It’s more of a minor nitpick than anything.
Do they? According to Marco Rubio, he supports terrorists, but that isn’t the same thing.
I would argue AOC was addressing the situation generally, rather than the tweet specifically.
That’s fair. As I said I was nitpicking, not making any sort of serious argument.