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[–] sugar_in_your_tea 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Where's the joke?

What you're doing is using hyperbole, and it's completely unnecessary to make your point.

[–] mindbleach 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I should not have to explain 'hyperbole that's obviously not literally true can be used to exaggerate and underline a point' when that is also the plain text of your comment. What are we doing, here? Are you okay?

[–] sugar_in_your_tea 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm just pointing out that your point completely stands without the hyperbole.

If you're saying CSAM = rape, then you open yourself up to a ton of irrelevant arguments proving that it's not rape, when the point you should be defending is that it's abuse. Taking a picture of a kid from a distance isn't rape, but it is abuse. See the difference? The hyperbole just weakens your position, and that's what I'm trying to point out.

[–] mindbleach 1 points 1 week ago

You're worried about my deliberately wrong acronym gag... because some sexual abuse isn't quite rape... when cops don't even care whether these children exist.

Pass.