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kqr on July 27, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: How to spot a good fake ID

It was your mention of the word "protest" which is usually used to mean an adversarially stated objection, rather than an attempt at working out a common problem together.

jhgb on July 31, 2021 [–]

> the word "protest" which is usually used to mean an adversarially stated objection

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/protest :

> the act of objecting or a gesture of disapproval

> a complaint, objection, or display of unwillingness usually to an idea or a course of action

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