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enlightened centrism really needs to be stopped, this "logic" helps nobody

• alexjplant 2y ago
  Your comment is logically fallacious. Instead of addressing the substance of their argument you attack a straw man because their opinion doesn't align with yours. The fact that it isn't one extreme or the other is of no consequence to its validity; your dislike for it is based strictly on its nuance, not whether it holds up, and that makes no sense. They even capitulated by saying > But now the lose this balance. and it still wasn't good enough for you. In case it isn't clear enough: I'm not defending "enlightened centrism" (whatever that is) so much as pointing out that your reasoning is flawed to the point of adding negative value to the discussion. Please review HN Guidelines [1], particularly the part about comments. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  • dudefeliciano 2y ago
    > Instead of addressing the substance of their argument you attack a straw man The substance of their argument was to say "nobody is 100% evil". It's a platitude that clarifies nothing and helps nobody. Everyone has a redeeming quality, so what? How does pointing out that nobody is 100% evil change the bigger picture? Does it offer any moral resolution, especially for the victims of their evil? > But now the lose this balance. Honestly I did not know what to make of this sentence
    • atonse 2y ago
      But neither does your dismissal of OP’s point help those people either. The damage has already been done. This is an internet comment thread at best. Understanding that people aren’t 100% evil also helps you understand “how are ANY of the locals around him ok with this guy being in charge?” Because it helps to see the next one coming.