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[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Eh. Shit like this is just political wordplay.
No one has ever been a nation leader and arrested in another country on charges before. Except for WW2 in the aftermath.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

No one has ever been a nation leader and arrested in another country on charges before

No Ugandan-born Muslim anti-zionist Democratic Socialist has ever been mayor of New York before either. A lack of precedent doesn't make either impossible no matter how many people used to think so.

[–] hector@lemmy.today 3 points 2 months ago

After leaders have, what is his name from the Philippines duterte.

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social -3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

When it happens I'll change my words.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

You'll change your stance that it can't happen because it has never happened when it has happened?

How brave! 🙄

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social -5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Why do you think I'm trying to be brave? I'm simply saying if it happens I'll acknowledge it Why is that a bad thing for you?

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

My criticism was of you equating "hasn't happened" with "can't happen".

"Admitting" that you were wrong after the fact is useless in that context and insisting on your fallacy until then is WORSE than useless.

[–] HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's about the implications. Your response comes across as condescending.

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social -2 points 2 months ago

To the less experienced, i guess it could.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It won’t happen but it could prevent him from setting foot there, which would be nice.

[–] bent@feddit.dk 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The fact that the leaders in question knows damn well which countries they will be arrested in probably have something to do with it. If Netanyahu is told he will be arrested if he comes to NY there's a really good chance that he will not come to NY.

[–] oyo@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago

He's already responded to this and said he'd come to NY with Trump.