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nazgulsenpaiyesterday at 2:44 PM2 repliesview on HN

Even if this were true, are we really so far gone in the political discourse that we can't appreciate a win as Americans because of the perceived political orientation of the recipient?

I think the answer is yes, but I still naively hold out hope that we can eventually move beyond this.


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smt88yesterday at 7:57 PM

I didn't say I don't appreciate a win. I was saying that Afroman isn't a crusader for freedom or anything of the sort. We can appreciate the win without glorifying the victim of the case beyond the scope of the case.

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RIMRyesterday at 5:42 PM

I can appreciate that this verdict is a win for freedom, while also finding the footnote that Afroman is not pro-freedom quite useful.