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minus-squarerbesfe@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-29 months agoSaying that “both sides are the same” is a moronic argument is not a defense of the 2 party system. It’s a defense of objective reality, one option is clearly worse than the other.
minus-squareZorque@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 months agoBoiling every criticism of the not-worse party as just a “both sides” argument is also pretty disingenuous. One option is clearly worse… but that doesn’t mean the other is above criticism.
Saying that “both sides are the same” is a moronic argument is not a defense of the 2 party system. It’s a defense of objective reality, one option is clearly worse than the other.
Boiling every criticism of the not-worse party as just a “both sides” argument is also pretty disingenuous.
One option is clearly worse… but that doesn’t mean the other is above criticism.