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by tomnipotent 1986 days ago
> “Statements that are false” are an entirely different ballpark of discussion than “statement that incite violence”.

No they're not, instead they have a massive overlap. If I lie to my neighbor "Hey, Bob across the street has been stealing your mail", and my neighbor punches Bob in the face, my "statement that was false" led to violence and it can be argued that was my intention the whole time.

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“Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?”[0]

While King Henry II didn’t directly ask for the priest to be killed, it’s pretty clear that was the intention.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_no_one_rid_me_of_this_tur...