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@kistaro
Hey, just wanted to say /thank you/ for this. I try to be skeptical but don't always have the stamina to follow upon research. I'm really glad that you're doing the opposite of imminent-doom speculation. We desperately need more of that on here and anywhere.
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@kistaro
I understand that fear, yeah. But a voice of /sanity/ is invaluable these days. If the news might still turn out to be bad, I'd rather save my reactions for things like this actually /happening/.
(I know, there's that argument of "we can't protest it if it's already in place", and I don't know what to do there. I'm not against preemptive action, only rampant doomsaying.)
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@emanate
You're welcome. I was afraid, when I posted it, that I would be accused of being a Trump apologist or alt-right or what-have-you for trying to downplay the dangers or something, but that hasn't happened yet. So I'll keep doing posts like this, when they seem appropriate.