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by scythe 1988 days ago
>The ramifications of this will absolutely set a record for the future as the inevitable reverse will happen.

Will happen? Try has happened. Partisan hacking has been a thing for a decade. Remember the DNC emails? Remember weev?

>People are forgetting that if they're ok with this sort of behavior now

What does it matter if I'm okay with it? Nobody consulted me before breaking into Parler. In fact, they didn't take my opinion into account at all. Sure, grey-hats are somewhat motivated by public opinion, but even Mitch McConnell gave a floor speech on Wednesday angry enough to incite a few keyboard taps.

>it'll be difficult for them to argue-against or prevent the same behavior

Because American politics consistently punishes hypocrisy, right?