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submitted 7 months ago by TokenBoomer to c/politicalmemes

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[+] TokenBoomer -11 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Ignorance, huh?

Long before the United States began accusing other countries of stealing ideas, the U.S. government encouraged intellectual piracy to catch up with England’s technological advances. According to historian Doron Ben-Atar, in his book, Trade Secrets, “the United States emerged as the world's industrial leader by illicitly appropriating mechanical and scientific innovations from Europe.” Source

Maybe use facts and sources instead of personal attacks, they tend to hold up better over time.

[–] HootinNHollerin 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Yes. You just change to England now? Because you have no rebuttal on china and all those things I stated aren’t like new news that I gotta go pull up sources for you.

[–] TokenBoomer -2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Hypocrisy (noun):

**: **a feigning to be what one is not or to believe what one does not **: **behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel

America did it first; rebuttal?

Nuh-uh…

[–] HootinNHollerin 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

go work or live in china maybe? I have. Fucking dystopian there. It’s about time the US stops letting them steal everything from US and steal everything from their neighbors. Or take a look at Vietnam, where I’ve also lived, who has like 200% import tax. Or what about china’s massive currency manipulation to undercut everyone. There’s some hypocrisy. Yes US does fucked up shit. But your post is more of the same ol murikuh bad china good bull

[–] TokenBoomer -3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Oh, so this isn’t actually about intellectual property, but the anecdotal evidence that you had some bad dim sum once?

[–] HootinNHollerin 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Yea totally just once /s

You can have a source war with someone else if you want

[–] TokenBoomer -2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You personally attacked my ignorance. What’s good for the goose is good for the gander. Or, is this a case of the pot calling the kettle black?

Attack the argument, not the person.

[–] HootinNHollerin 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Will do, I’m sorry. The currency manipulation is where that argument should’ve gone.

[–] TokenBoomer 0 points 7 months ago

No problem. Have a great day.

[–] Shadywack 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

China's a person? I thought it was a nation, and you said personal attacks. Sounds like you're a little salty about China being a shitstained leech of a country.

[–] TokenBoomer -2 points 7 months ago

Try Replika.