• Sanctus@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    This guy gets 30 but not the insurrectionists? I’m sure there are legal precedents but that doesn’t feel right. The insurrectionists should be getting the same at a minimum.

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      4 months ago

      Feels like the conclusion to draw is that attacking the government is okay, but once you signal out someone really rich, you’re fucked. Also apparently never do crime alone, you get much less severe sentences if you go as an angry mob.

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          4 months ago

          Would is generally used for future events that will occur under only certain conditions.

          At least, I think that’s the pedantry that they are going for.

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            4 months ago

            That is correct.

            Yes, I’m being pedantic in a way. But Trump won’t win, period. He already lost in 2020 while being a sitting president. People wised up. They won’t be complacent.

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                4 months ago

                To be honest, I’ll feel more confident when that professor, who has been predicting the winner with almost 100% accuracy, announces his predictions.

                Edit: some articles report that he said that he’ll make a definitive prediction in August.

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        4 months ago

        Will and would are all but interchangeable here. Would only “feels” like it fits better because it’s a hypothetical event, but it’s a cause and effect being talked about. Well, effect and cause but the point stands.

        Edit: I’d like to point out that “will” is future tense, and “would” is past tense.

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          4 months ago

          You’re of course right.

          It’s just that I prefer to use “would” because it sounds less… hopeful?

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      4 months ago

      You sure you wanna do that? US prison might be the just punishment he needs.

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    4 months ago

    30 years for sucking Mr Pelosi’s pee-pee, which Lonnie said was the truth. I hate him so much.

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        4 months ago

        Stupid people don’t get sarcasm if you don’t spell it out for them. Some nutbag accused the two of being in a sexual relationship and Lonnie replied, “Interesting if true.” That’s who I hate so much, you daft dorks. Lonnie.

        Sometimes I’m just too subtle about my sarcasm for the internet but I’m sick of having to spell it out.