• JokeDeity
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      65 days ago

      Because Trump literally was talking about deporting legal Ukraine nationals from the US for no reason and no criminal actions, just because they came from Ukraine and were here legally. Don’t come at me when you don’t know.

      • Pete Hahnloser
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        35 days ago

        I’m very much aware. The problem is that’s not at all what this story is about, so you’re introducing irrelevant info into the thread.

        • JokeDeity
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          65 days ago

          How is it not related? They both affect and reflect our relations with Ukraine?

          • Pete Hahnloser
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            25 days ago

            You are arguing with a mod and journalist of nearly 30 years. I am not going to go into a treatise on why your point is correct but not correct for this discussion.

            • JokeDeity
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              65 days ago

              You are arguing with a mod

              Can you explain what you meant to imply by this? It’s just coming off as a veiled threat that you’ll ban me for arguing with you as I’m reading it.

              • Pete Hahnloser
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                25 days ago

                I speak plainly. There is no implied threat. I’m simply stating that my experience makes me suited to know when a fact is useful in a discussion.

                  • Pete Hahnloser
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                    25 days ago

                    I don’t think there’s any way to be taken any other way than beeing an entitled asshat, so let’s start there.

                    This is my career. I mean, it was, but newspapers aren’t what they once were. So when a random chance encounter led me to lead U.S. News, I couldn’t really resist.

                    Let’s not presume one’s journey.

                • JokeDeity
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                  35 days ago

                  What about moderation makes that so more than the average users experience? If anything I would think the biases and repetitive nature would do the opposite.

                  • Pete Hahnloser
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                    25 days ago

                    Modding is honestly a few more minutes a day than just being a twice-a-day user. That’s how I fell into this!

            • Scary le Poo
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              35 days ago

              Allow me a treatise on why you should play hide and go fuck yourself.

              So what if you’re a mod? That doesn’t mean that you’re right. Where the fuck do you get off threatening another user who makes a point you don’t like just because you have mod power?

              Real "because I said so!“ vibes. You’re weird.

              • Pete Hahnloser
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                5 days ago

                You’ve been here long enough to know this is a card I play as a last resort. The fact remains the topic on the user’s mind is irrelevant to the topic of the thread. Just post a new one if that’s what you want to discuss. Like, I’m going to nix the Second Punic War should it come up for the same reason.

                We are here for focused discussion. I’m not going to suddenly be like “what if I lowered the standards?”

              • Chris RemingtonOPM
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                15 days ago

                You know our only rule here -> be(e) nice. Telling someone to go F themselves isn’t nice. You’ve been warned.