• ClimateStalin [they/them, he/him]@hexbear.net
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    2 days ago

    This is my thing. It doesn’t imply rightness but it does imply that it was within their jurisdiction

    The counter example was “American detained in North Korea” but that notably happened in North Korea. If North Korea kidnapped a boat full of Americans and Europeans from international waters, do you think NYT would be using the word “detained”?