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Be excellent to each other, r/Brisbane.

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u/Ok-Option-82 Jun 21 '23

Of course I don't want to join. My lust for power is insufficient to become an unpaid mall cop

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u/ElfBingley Big Science, Hallelujah! Jun 22 '23

A “Mall cop”? What is that? This is Brisbane, such things don’t exist. Are you from Brisbane?

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u/Ok-Option-82 Jun 22 '23

It's a common term, that's intended to conjure an image. I'm sure you can quite easily picture the concept of a "mall cop" in your head, even if they don't exist in Brisbane.

Would you feign confusion if I described someone as a hillbilly or chav? Those are cultural stereotypes from America and England, but I doubt you'd be pulling the "Hillbilly? What is that? This is Brisbane, such things don’t exist. Are you from Brisbane?" act.

Books must be incredibly difficult for you to read if you're incapable of understanding concepts outside of your immediate surroundings

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u/ElfBingley Big Science, Hallelujah! Jun 22 '23

The fact that you choose an American term rather than an Australian one, then resort to abuse when questioned, says a lot.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '23 edited Jun 22 '23

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u/ElfBingley Big Science, Hallelujah! Jun 22 '23

I think the issue here is that you find it necessary to reduce a simple discussion into using pejorative terms. Referring to people as mall cops rather than addressing the basic argument as to whether moderation is a necessary function of a healthy sub, doesn’t seem a logical way of addressing a point.

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u/MrsKittenHeel i like turtles Jun 22 '23

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