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jeffyoulose t1_ja7jm6d wrote

"considering". So thoughts are crimes now? What are we living in 1984?

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anti-DHMO-activist t1_ja7m7zs wrote

Governments aren't people.

In the context of a government, "considering" implies meetings on the topic, long documents being written, decisions being prepared, etc.

Nobody is talking about thoughts in the head of individuals. Imagining ongoing processes within a government as thoughts is a categorical mistake.

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jeffyoulose t1_ja8l34c wrote

Governments are made of people. Unless I am wrong.

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anti-DHMO-activist t1_ja8lt7g wrote

Of course. But what's meant with "considered" is not about thoughts of those individuals, it's about their actions within the government.

A decision in a government isn't reached by thinking a bit. There are many, many processes to be followed, reports to be written, meetings to be organized. In this context "considering" means, those are already happening, but no consensus has apparently been reached yet.

After all, nobody can look into people's heads. At least not in a way that lets you see thoughts.

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Burninator05 t1_ja7kk39 wrote

Who claimed that China had committed a crime? US seems to be (has has been since the beginning of the Ukraine invasion) releasing a lot of intelligence about what Russia and her allies/potential allies are doing/thinking. Most of that has been right. The US telling the world that China is considering sending arms might create enough world pressure for them to decide not to.

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UniversalMomentum t1_ja7kzbl wrote

Conspiracy to commit crime X has been a criminal charge for a long time so yes thoughts can be crimes. Welcome to real life!

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