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[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What annoys me is that this was sent as a text. Publishing it on headed notepaper is hilarious but also misleading.

[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

How is it misleading? If the words are the same, how is it misleading to write them like that? US public policy is done by tweets and telegram messages anyway

[–] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The medium is the message.

An official letter, on letterhead, is different than a text message.

[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not really that different, if we're talking about a wannaby autocrat who governs by insane tweets from his golden shitter

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So it would be even stranger for him to send this on headed notepaper

[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I mean, he would never do it anyway, writing a letter on an official paper is work, and work is not what he's known for. Did he send a message from a shitter to the guy he has that writes it on an official paper, or did he send it directly to the intended recepient? Fuck does this matter at this point, both actions has the same political power.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I'm having a go at the reporting. Any excuse can be used to label something "fake news". The standard of the truth needs to be high.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"how does changing the format, content, and method of communication change a communication???"

[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Is the content different? Did he actually send this words or not?
Because if not, then yeah, format and method of communication doesn't matter here. This is how he governs, by sending tweets and whatever scribbles to some people to then implement.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social -4 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

It answers different questions than I was asking, but it answers them.