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Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. "Go read this book" ain't it.

• jrflowers 5mo ago
  “I don’t feel like reading a book” isn’t a counter argument. That’s just a tidbit about how your day is going
  • nswango 5mo ago
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  • fwipsy 5mo ago
    I've not refuted anything, but I still don't believe it. I'm just informing them of that.
    • jrflowers 5mo ago
      I think gp might’ve suggested the book because they weren’t expecting the claim to be accepted out of hand. I’m not convinced either, the book looks interesting though. I might watch the hbo adaptation whenever that comes out ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/fort-bragg-cartel-murders-1235394302/ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/fort-b...
• serf 5mo ago
  'extraordinary claims' is laughable. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIA_involvement_in_Contra_cocaine_trafficking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIA_involvement_in_Contra_coca...
  • fwipsy 5mo ago
    Point, but the claim that this is driving civilian drug policy is still extraordinary.