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Trump’s evidence of South Africa ‘white genocide’ contains images from Democratic Republic of Congo
(www.theguardian.com)
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Oops, you weren't supposed to ask about those.
Which ones are those? Care to point them out?
So far only one of them appeared to be from congo. What about the rest? Are we going to throw it all out because one was from Congo, and because a memorial mistaken for a burial site (literally makes no difference)
It's a government official making a claim based on easily verifiable bad evidence, so if the whole thing wasn't suspect before, it most certainly is now, right? Why should we give the benefit of the doubt? Not only has the administration not earned that right, they've shown over and over again that they don't extend that benefit to anyone else.
It fucking amazes me that we don't hold our leaders to a higher standard, and it worries me that people don't seem to want to.
If it is easily verifiable, then how about we verify it right now? So what about those other cases not from Congo?
Because people are dead, and it is the choice between "ingore" or "start and investigation"
I agree trump is a hack, but I want to know about those other cases.
Try reading the article for starters.
I did read it. It is one of those articles with a clear political bias, trying to spin the story as if all of it is false because one thing was false. Anyone eating it up is doing so because they either can't think for themselves or don't want to.
Are you done following me around in this thread?
Ah so you're just a lie spreading propagandist
Ad hominem
Pointing out what you're doing is not attacking you.
Where did I lie? Where is my propaganda? You're labelling me as such without any evidence. That's an attack on me, not my argument. It is utterly pathetic behavior from someone who moderates communities. We're done here.
Yes, when someone says have a good night it means you're done.
What are the other ones exactly?
That's what we're asking. Can you stop?
Im asking you which you're talking about. Everyone else already knows the answer.
"The evidence of supposed mass killings of white South Africans presented by Donald Trump in a tense White House meeting on Wednesday were in some cases images from the Democratic Republic of Congo, while footage shown during the meeting was falsely portrayed as depicting “burial sites”."
"In some cases" means less than a majorty of the cases. We're talking about the rest. Do you and "everyone else" know something about these other ones we don't?
When we know multiple pictures are bullshit it makes the rest of them questionable by default.
Yes, questionable. It doesn't make them false by default, and it doesn't mean anyone asking "what about the rest of them?" needs to be downvoted by the circlejerk mob. We're back at my point in my original comment.
Are you trying to claim the made up conspiracy theories about white genocide are in fact real?
Replacement theory is a conspiracy theory about white replacement in western countries, not a place where a real minority is the target of a large amount of hate. The South African minority white people have not ever been part of this conspiracy theory. Lumping them together is dangerous logic often used in genocide denial.
Is genocide happening? I don't know. If people are claiming to be victims, then it should be taken seriously even if they're white. So here we are, someone asked "what about the other ones", got downvoted, and people start arguing "no, it's not real" because a few of them weren't real.
Stop JAQing off in public you freak
"I'm just asking questions"
It is a legitimate question you're trying to label a conspiracy theory as if it was so extremely unlikely that the stack of paper trump held was nothing but all made up.
Labelling anything as "JAQ" is literally a supression tactic used by extremists and astroturfing corporations, by the way.
Imagine a place on the internet where at least one person asks "wait, what about this then?" and not being told "shut up. Don't ask questions, just consume the media the way we want you to."
Lemmy is not supposed to be a brainrot meme cave.
Then why are you here?
Ad hominem
As if what you said wasn't an attack.
Are you done crying about downvotes
You're falsely assuming it, and using it as justification.
Your comments speak for themselves.
Have a good night
Don't bother, these people didn't even bother to read the article