• The thing with posting on an internet forum is that you should always be aware of the potential for your single post to be taken entirely out of context and used against you.

    Whether that's in court, by employers, by border staff, it doesn't matter who might, you should have the imagination to know it might.

    When you post something highly political, divisive, that shows support for someone, even as a joke, that context can be stripped and the post stands alone. Are these your opinions? Would you want to bet your profession on them? Would you risk your travel? Etc etc.

    Most people wouldn't, and yet fail to have the imagination to see the potential consequences of their choices. The risk may be low, but hey, your choices.

  • Surely in the context of the dangers you describe, pro-trump memes are not nearly as dangerous as pro-trump's-death memes?

  • Sure, but that gate swings both ways, the harm is to the community or the individual, but there's still harm that didn't need to exist.

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