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> The streamer all but said, "will no one rid me off these meddlesome protestors?"

On the contrary, they made a clearly ethical statement you’re trying to misportray, in a way which defames the speaker.

You say “calmly and rationally”: I’ve talked about the structure of the comment and the societal breakdown/violence in which it occurred — have you?

I think understanding the violence the speaker experienced from serial arsonists is important to understanding why they’d give an exasperated endorsement of violence to resolve the situation.

> The streamer all but said, "will no one rid me off these meddlesome protestors?"

No, they didn’t — you’re just emotionally and irrationally misinterpreting them.

Since you want to talk about rhetorical techniques: defaming people with false accusations is much more common than veiled orders.




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