• nomous@lemmy.world
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    30 days ago

    It’s called a strawman to build an argument that was never made and then attack it.

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      30 days ago

      You didn’t make this absurd claim?:

      If something affects both sides it’s effectively “a wash” and cancel each other out.

      If you are victimized, you believe you then have the right to also victimize “to cancel it out”?

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        30 days ago

        Context is important, that’s how we continue the conversation.

        If Candidate A is a genocidal maniac, and Candidate B is a genocidal maniac. It’s effectively a wash and pointless to say “well Candidate A supports genocide!”

        Hope this clarified my meaning.

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          30 days ago

          Criticizing genocide is pointless if both major candidates support it.

          Apathy has paved a basis for genocide throughout history, your view is not novel nor beneficial.

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            30 days ago

            Grandoise words that mean little and contribute nothing but obviously you love the smell of your own facts so go off.

            Whatever helps you sleep at night