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They could have expressed themselves in a way that aligns with your sensibilities, but they exercised their freedom of expression.

I personally found that additional detail to be very valuable, because it conveyed disdain without triggering justification for people like you to censor the comment completely.



I have no interest in censoring the comment (what?). That’s nearly as far fetched as people calling renaming branches brain washing and propaganda.

It’s a rhetorical flourish pointing that in my opinion most people here are actually change averse, a trend which I personally notice more and more here.

I have no sensibilities. I am neither American nor interested in American politics. I am however deeply convinced that people having strong opinions about the names of branches have issues. An opinion I apply equally to people strongly advocating for the change and to people strongly against the change.




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