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I've read the community rules and now that i'm posting the link directly instead of linking from the cited text, i think this is article has it's place in this community.

if that's not the case, can you help me understand why

edit: I've posted it on sunday/monday when it wasn't 2 days old and it got deleted. i'm trying to understand if it's the contents or the format (linking from the cited text from the text body) that got it deleted. I thought comments on the deleted post was interesting

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

Article is from Sunday, before Biden ended his candidacy and endorsed Harris. It's basically a weak comedy piece that goes with some silly ideas. However, I feel compelled to address a couple points.

The assassination attempt on Donald Trump last weekend is a tragedy; a tragedy for democracy, a tragedy for America and, above all, a tragedy for the whole world, because it means Donald Trump will be re-elected.

Why do people keep thinking this? There's no correlation between a candidate getting shot and getting elected.

Last Saturday, a piece of Trump’s ear was shot away by a gunman.

As far as I've heard he was nicked by the bullet and didn't have anything "shot away." He himself said, in a publicly released recording that, the bullet "Felt Like World's Largest Mosquito."

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

The Wet Bandits, naturally. It's always the Wet Bandits.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Things have changed since this was written...

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

its a sharp (but dated) opinion piece. that last paragraph, tho. thats... probably CW worthy.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago
  • It’s an opinion piece.
  • It’s dated (only two days, but before Biden dropped out, so…)
  • Its premise was shaky to begin with

I don’t think there are any community rules against those things. It is political so, I’m no mod, but seems OK here to me.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Fuckin Buzz for sure, ~~shit~~ merde

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

You're what the French call "les incompetant"

(just ensuring I clarify I am not directing this at you, NegativeLookBehind)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Buzz, your girlfriend, woof

[–] merde 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You're what the French call "les incompetant"

"les incompétents", vous voulez dire?

you reply to wrong comment with a spelling mistake. Your comment about compétence was it's demonstration :)

but, what do you mean? i'm curious. Who's incompetent and why?

i thought the article was cleverly written

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] merde 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago