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immibis on Aug 12, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Fight Chat Control

sorry, this is stupid. Preventing a pandemic (we failed to prevent a pandemic because large numbers of us deliberately chose not to prevent a pandemic) is not the same as the Nazis.

random9749832 on Aug 13, 2025 [–]

Sorry but you are an idiot, no one brought up the Nazis except you. It is control in the name of safety one of which destroyed many businesses.

immibis on Aug 13, 2025 | [–]

Those who would give up essential safety to obtain a little temporary liberty deserve neither.

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