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> “This mail was sent to communicate a political opinion. No threats were intended.”

When I was a kid I formed a core memory when I said “no offence, but…” and then said something incredibly offensive and was subsequently and rightfully lit right up by the person. “But I said no offence!” was my response, completely misunderstanding how that phrase even worked.

I feel like this is the adult version of that.




It reminds me of the "in Minecraft" meme (https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/in-minecraft). Note, the law doesn't work like that: https://kotaku.com/minecraft-death-threat-4chan-pol-shooter-...


I think we're all children, over time we just pickup the desire / will to just use different words sometimes.


there are really strong federal laws about what you can send through the mail.




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