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1. Animal+(OP)[view] [source] 2025-01-14 01:26:12
He is in fact a convicted felon. That is objectively, impartially true.

It not be impartial to mention it, though. PG almost certainly didn't write this essay out of cowardice because a felon got elected.

He may have written it out of cowardice because a bully got elected, though...

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2. bsimps+H4[view] [source] 2025-01-14 02:00:57
>>Animal+(OP)
I erred on the side of pithy to try to avoid derailing. I've never voted for him and there's a lot that I dislike about him; however…

There's a very credible argument that the DA overcharged the case so people who dislike him can try to ostracize him as a felon and make his supporters look unhinged. If your shorthand for "the less woke candidate won" is "the felon won," you don't get to credibly claim "I'm impartial" in a conversation about wokeness.

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3. cycrut+Wd[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-01-14 03:17:15
>>bsimps+H4
So still a convicted felon then?
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4. notaco+Uf[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-01-14 03:33:23
>>bsimps+H4
It's not a credible argument. The "overcharges" led to a guilty verdict and sentence. That could not have happened if they were truly as you portray. Believing that your less-informed opinion overrules those of everyone actually in the courtroom is pure hubris.
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