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These people are ultimately protesting because they're under the thumb of a totalitarian regime. This is like saying that a fair and balanced account of WWII m
by avar 7y ago
These people are ultimately protesting because they're under the thumb of a totalitarian regime.
This is like saying that a fair and balanced account of WWII must include a discussion of the Jews being unruly train passengers.
- dang 7y agoPlease don't go full Godwin. It never helps. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- avar 7y ago"This is like saying a fair and balanced account of the Kent State Shootings must include a discussion of students throwing teargas at the national guard[1]" would perhaps be a more accurate historical comparison. But I think a reductio ad absurdum to Godwin in this case makes the point more eloquently. I.e. that the GP is making an appeal to a balanced treatment of violence of "both sides" where one side is literally a totalitarian government that the people in question have no non-violent recourse to replace. 1. https://omeka.library.kent.edu/special-collections/items/show/1275 https://omeka.library.kent.edu/special-collections/items/sho...