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Originally Posted by Damien
There is a difference between someone saying something up-front for which people can make their own judgements and people interfering behind the scenes and possibly committing criminal acts such as hacking.
You're not inferring if you express an opinion, you are if you're engaging in hacking attacks or bombarding the internet with bots.
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I am sorry but I totally disagree, there is not a difference at all. Barack Obama interfered in our referendum because he was asked to by the Remain side, and he did not express an opinion, he made a direct threat which is totally different, it was totally out of order by the Remain camp to use, at the time the U.S President to threaten the UK people in to voting Remain or else.
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Originally Posted by Damien
I haven't looked into the report much.
I was just saying there is a difference between a politician publically commenting on an election and directing their intelligence services to hack/undermine one. To extent to which the latter happened I don't know.
Yes but we're British and generally don't want external forces attacking us.
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Again Damien, he didn't just make a public speech. He made a direct threat. I cannot believe you are fine with a leader of another country, allied or not, to come to our country and threaten the people in to voting a certain way or else. That is not and never is ok.