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And then went right back to false equivalence and whataboutism less than 24 hours later. The third statement reinforced the insincerity of the second.
by sdenton4 9y ago
And then went right back to false equivalence and whataboutism less than 24 hours later. The third statement reinforced the insincerity of the second.
- ForRealsies 9y agoOn Mass Hysteria Bubbles http://blog.dilbert.com/post/164297628606/how-to-know-youre-in-a-mass-hysteria-bubble http://blog.dilbert.com/post/164297628606/how-to-know-youre-...
- pmoriarty 9y agoNot only that, he then went on to complain[1] about the removal of "beautiful" Confederate statues, effectively siding with the Neo-Nazis, who were in Charlottesville specifically to protest the removal of a Confederade statue. This is par for the course for Trump, who (only when under extreme political pressure from his own party) will belatedly condemn right-wing extremists with one corner of his mouth, but give them a verbal wink with the other. [1] - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40965029 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40965029
- vim_wannabe 9y agoAh, yes, complaining about the removal of statues is siding with neo-nazis now.
- judah 9y agoArguing against removal of Confederate statues is not siding with neo-nazis. (Corollary: arguing for the removal doesn't make you a violent Antifa Communist.) Condoleeza Rice, an African American woman with political clout and experience, has argued we should keep the statues. Others have made a strong case for removing statues of people who committed treason. But whatever your view, this should be done legally and peacefully. No mobs tearing down statues, no pitchfork-wielding defense of statues. We live in a democracy. Exercise it.
- foota 9y agoNit: it does quite literally mean you are on the same side as the neo-nazis, at least in that case.
- judah 9y agoFalse equivalence was bad, yes. Such is politics. President Trump equates the alt-right racists and the Antifa violent Communists for political purposes. President Obama equated Israelis and Palestinian terrorists for political purposes[0]. People find it hard to condemn violence when their side is doing it; they point out wrongs in the other side to soften or excuse their side's violence. [0]: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/227669/re-cairo-speech-anne-bayefsky http://www.nationalreview.com/article/227669/re-cairo-speech...