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Mate, no I don't say this to my friends, but even if I take your point: if I say it to my friends there won't be any impact on anyone's life. Gary's rant absolutely has a potential to impact lives. So you chose your words to the occasion, no?

You can be professional and be genuine (distinct from PR speak). Sure, you're not fraternizing with your subordinates as much as you could, but you're doing your job better and your subordinates will be happier.

> But you would say this kinda thing to friends

No, I wouldn't. I have never said anything like that to my friends (nor have my friends ever said anything like that to me), and I can't imagine ever doing so.

Exactly. And that holds regardless of how drunk I might be, fwiw.

It maybe isn't on Twitter though! It is a public place, of a sort, which should always be borne in mind.

Yikes, talk about normalizing violence in political discourse.