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BumpingFuglies@lemmy.zip 11 months agoThis guy thinks both major political parties are equally bad. He must be a right-winger!
I shouldn’t need to point out the absurdity of this statement, but apparently I do: its absurd.
Jax@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Problem is you’re doing it in defense of conservatives.
You can say “democrats are bad” when it’s relevant. Your statement isn’t relevant in any way, and that’s what makes it whataboutism.
BumpingFuglies@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
But it was relevant. The comment I was replying to was saying “Republicans are bad,” so I just chimed in with “they’re all bad.”
And I’m not defending anyone. Neocons are just as bad as neolibs. My point is that we shouldn’t be so quick to believe proven liars just because they’re saying things we like to hear.
Jax@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Well your “chiming in” included a strawman, a strawman that suggests liberals and conservatives lie the same way.
They don’t, and the differences between the two are so obvious you’d either have to be arguing disingenuously or you’re an idiot.
You were coming to the defense of conservatives the same way the others of your ilk do. “BuT bOtH sIdEs”.
BumpingFuglies@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
Hilarious! That’s some quality irony - falsely accusing me of using a strawman by using a strawman yourself. Comedy gold, my friend. Comedy gold.
Also hilarious is the thought that someone having a different opinion from you must be either arguing disingenuously or an idiot. I’m sure you considered that my differing opinion might’ve been shaped by life experiences that differ from yours, but you smartly deduced that such a thing is impossible. Bravo. Your mother must be so proud of you.
federatingIsTooHard@lemmy.world 11 months ago
it’s not a defense of conservatives to say they are liars.
Jax@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
No, it’s a defense of conservatives to derail the conversation into a “but both sides lie”. I’m not debating this with you troglodytes.