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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I never got this. What legal implications does stating that you're not a terrorist have to enable persecution that they couldn't enforce otherwise if you were actually a terrorist?

Like, if I were a terrorist, I doubt I'd have a huge problem with lying, so the whole thing always feels silly.