ByteOnBikes@discuss.online to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 1 day agoSomebody is lying, and so far, it's constantly been Republicansdiscuss.onlineexternal-linkmessage-square91fedilinkarrow-up11.34Karrow-down115file-text
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minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down8·1 day agoThe party line is that he is a terrorist. It is implied by the arrest, not by the tweet.
minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoThey never implied that he’s a terrorist, only that he supports terrorists.
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·21 hours agoArresting him says otherwise.
minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·20 hours agoWhat reason did they give for arresting him?
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·18 hours agoDepartment of Homeland Security accused him of “leading activities aligned to Hamas”
minus-squareNoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down3·1 day agoI know they think he’s a terrorist, but I just wanted to point out that technically the tweet never actually calls him a terrorist or Hamas or anything of the sort. It’s more of a minor nitpick than anything.
minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day ago I know they think he’s a terrorist Do they? According to Marco Rubio, he supports terrorists, but that isn’t the same thing.
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoI would argue AOC was addressing the situation generally, rather than the tweet specifically.
minus-squareNoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoThat’s fair. As I said I was nitpicking, not making any sort of serious argument.
The party line is that he is a terrorist. It is implied by the arrest, not by the tweet.
They never implied that he’s a terrorist, only that he supports terrorists.
Arresting him says otherwise.
What reason did they give for arresting him?
Department of Homeland Security accused him of “leading activities aligned to Hamas”
I know they think he’s a terrorist, but I just wanted to point out that technically the tweet never actually calls him a terrorist or Hamas or anything of the sort. It’s more of a minor nitpick than anything.
Do they? According to Marco Rubio, he supports terrorists, but that isn’t the same thing.
I would argue AOC was addressing the situation generally, rather than the tweet specifically.
That’s fair. As I said I was nitpicking, not making any sort of serious argument.