• Etterra
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    5 days ago

    How is that a serious question? Are they trying to be deliberately obtuse, or are they just fucking stupid?

    • OhNoMoreLemmy@lemmy.ml
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      5 days ago

      Just asking questions makes it harder to sue under English libel law.

      Look at the difference.

      Elon musk is a Nazi.

      A clear factual statement leaves room for disagreement. Maybe he’s just an edgelord fascist radicalized by 4chan but doesn’t have enough fashion sense to be a Nazi.

      Elon musk is a Nazi?

      Perfectly safe.

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        3 days ago

        Interesting. I hadn’t considered that possibility.