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Yeah, and by that logic it's sad that the US is still afloat because all the atrocities that it has committed. I think comments like "Oh so depressing, think o
by gragas 10y ago
Yeah, and by that logic it's sad that the US is still afloat because all the atrocities that it has committed.
I think comments like "Oh so depressing, think of the Syrian atrocities, etc." are at best simplistic nihilism. It's very easy to make comments like those; it's more fruitful to say something worthwhile.
- refulgentis 10y agoYou extrapolated a particular interpretation of my comment into a bizarre straw man (how in the world does the US being afloat justify the acts I named? Completely invalid argumentation), downvoted me, and put me down. I'm not sure there's much charitable behavior occuring here, but I upvoted you across the board. :) Troll away, good sir!
- gragas 10y agoI honestly didn't downvote you. I'm not trying to argue that the US being afloat justifies the acts you named. I was just trying to point out that what you said can be said about almost any country. I understand where you're coming from, but I think it's ridiculous to wish harsh economic conditions on Russia simply because Putin's geopolitical strategies don't align with your own. :/
- refulgentis 10y agoIt's complete non-sequitor - noting that all countries do bad things doesn't have any relation to wanting countries who commit bad things to have less resources. I'm guessing you're attempting to claim that I'm saying that all countries should have less resources, thus making my point moot, but that would require me not believing all countries should have less resources, which requires you guessing about my state of mind to prop up a straw man. Bwah? Anyways, the whole thing is obviated by the larger category of error: black and white thinking on your part. The context of the atrocities matters.
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