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[–] Egon@hexbear.net 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

speech-r smuglord

I think the one you posted as a gocha has no proof, and now you're fumbling. Consider the fact that you might not be all-knowing.
Consider the fact that the reason your arguments are met with mockery is not because they scare us or challenge our worldview, but because we have already encountered them and investigated them. There is nothing novel about your input.
Consider the fact that we're almost all westerners - we have all encountered the same propaganda as you have. We've just looked into it

[–] Isoprenoid@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

now you’re fumbling

This isn't a sport, nor a zero sum game. We're discussing something. There is no winner or loser, that's not how a conversation works.

Consider the fact that you might not be all-knowing.

Again, do you treat all discussions as some kind of debating game?

There is nothing novel about your input.

I'm considering not becoming a communist purely to avoid having to encounter characters like the one in this thread.

[–] Egon@hexbear.net 34 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This isn't a sport, nor a zero sum game. We're discussing something. There is no winner or loser, that's not how a conversation works.

I wasn't using a sport metaphor lmao. You're still fumbling.

Again, do you treat all discussions as some kind of debating game?

I treat this interaction like a game, because it is impossible to take seriously

I'm considering not becoming a communist purely to avoid having to encounter characters like the one in this thread.

"Someone was rude to me, so now I'm a fascist"