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It's hard to know for sure, but I hope over time it helps. The trickiest part is that many of them seem to have given up on their governments and doubt democrac
by throwaway290 4y ago
It's hard to know for sure, but I hope over time it helps. The trickiest part is that many of them seem to have given up on their governments and doubt democracy, so I have to remind them that even imperfect democracy is still better than an unchecked kleptocratic dictatorship. They also argue about US being a much more prolific warmonger historically, but that's more or less besides the point.
- the_biot 4y agoIndeed it is, and it's a commonly used conversation-stopper: whataboutism never solves anything. But my question was rhetorical: you can't convince anyone by flaming them. Personally I believe in calmly stating facts, with thorough analysis and logic, and lots of empathy for the other person's point of view.
- darthrupert 4y agoPsychological and sociological results seem to disagree wildly with what you said there.
- throwaway290 4y agoMaybe flamewar wasn't the right term. The mediums where those conversations take place are meme-rich and generally flamey, but I don't think it prevents me from stating facts.