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[–] Ensign_Crab -2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wow the amount of assumptions and speculation there. You’re not interested in an honest conversation huh?

Well, if you have a problem with the anti-genocide=trumper accusation, you're certainly not raising that concern with those who are making it.

Might be a hint that your stance is dishonest.

If you have so much difficulty imagining having objections to genocide that you assume dishonesty, I don't know what to tell you, and it's not like you would believe it anyway since it comes from someone who has voiced opposition to genocide without immediately following it with "but."

[–] Lightor 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well, if you have a problem with the anti-genocide=trumper accusation, you're certainly not raising that concern with those who are making it.

Ok, so in the absence of you knowing my stance you feel comfortable making assumptions. Seems like a logical path to truth. Ffs...

If you have so much difficulty imagining having objections to genocide that you assume dishonesty

You toss all nuance out the window to build this straw man. Genocide isn't the only thing in the world happening. And like I said in my last comment the "but" is because context exists. We could enslave them all and that would fix the genocide. I can only assume you're in favor of that because it would stop genocide, no buts.

[–] Ensign_Crab -2 points 2 months ago

Ok, so in the absence of you knowing my stance you feel comfortable making assumptions.

You are comfortable saying that I called Harris pro-genocide, which I did not do. I said that centrists on lemmy are pro-genocide, which you took to mean that Harris is pro-genocide.

Genocide isn’t the only thing in the world happening

Both the article and the thread are about genocide.

And like I said in my last comment the “but” is because context exists. We could enslave them all and that would fix the genocide. I can only assume you’re in favor of that because it would stop genocide, no buts.

Wouldn't be the only thing you've assumed about me that wasn't true.