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Is this a joke? Your pivot to corruption is probably the strongest example of whataboutism I've seen on HN in a while. It has absolutely nothing to do with the
by untog 9y ago
Is this a joke? Your pivot to corruption is probably the strongest example of whataboutism I've seen on HN in a while. It has absolutely nothing to do with the OPs point, which is that Republicans are overwhelmingly in favour of removing government regulations in preference to big business, and the Democrats are not. (and do you really believe a Republican president would have been easier on Edward Snowden than Obama was?)
- cmurf 9y agoCase in point, Trump suggests killing the traitor, it's what we used to do in the good old days after all. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/2/donald-trump-edward-snowden-kill-traitor/ https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/2/donald-trump...
- wooter 9y agoand Obama droned a 15 year-old American citizen without due process.
- deleted 9y ago[deleted]
- cmurf 9y agoThe 16 year old was not explicitly targeted. And I find the response by Gibbs in this piece to be unconvincing and also idiotic. But the more convincing argument isn't appeals about a 16 year old, it's about the negative efficacy of that program. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/10/how-team-obama-justifies-the-killing-of-a-16-year-old-american/264028/ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/10/how-tea...