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		lupusreal on Jan 31, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan's online rant spurs thr... If local politicians don't want jerks (rich or otherwise) talking shit about them, they picked the wrong profession in the wrong country.

JohnFen on Jan 31, 2024 [–]

Publicly wishing death on people is a whole different category from "talking shit about people".

lupusreal on Jan 31, 2024 | [–]

It isn't. It's crass but constitutionally protected political speech.

JohnFen on Jan 31, 2024 | | [–]

I never said it wasn't constitutionally protected. That status isn't relevant to the point.

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