America is genocidal, sure, but so is every single other society in the history of civilization. America is exceptional because of the technology and the art it contributed to genocide, which is the goal of every civiliztion, remember. Pointing out the difference in scale of US atrocities just prevents us working together for greater justice.

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  • wowwoweowza@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Well, perhaps I’ve lost the thread.

    Convince me.

    Please restate your specific claim? It can’t be simply that you are the superior scholar, right? So go ahead — state it?

      • wowwoweowza@lemmy.mlEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        Ahh… ye old ad hominem… middle school indeed.

        Is this sub a place where people go to insult folks who ask for specific claims, reasons, and evidence? I’ve never visited before.

        I thought we were examining power and oppression and all I’m seeing is adolescent name calling?

        • GarbageShoot [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
          11·
          11 months ago

          You misunderstand, when someone keeps flailing long after they make it clear they have nothing useful to say, there’s not much of a “debate” worth having with them.

          Ad hom is if I said “you are stupid, therefore your argument is wrong”. Like all genuine fallacies, it is an incorrect inference. I am not making this claim, I am simply saying “you are stupid”. Your arguments are paper-thin (like your accusation of me doing an ad hom), so those can be addressed as needed, but my goal there was simply to inform you that you’re a moron.

              • wowwoweowza@lemmy.mlEnglish
                1·
                11 months ago

                It’s exactly what I meant: your thinking here is of the very lowest effort — it’s primarily concerned with name calling.

                And the flaccid is a reference to your lack of substance.

                Keep trying. I’m starting to get the hang of the insult club.

        • Are_Euclidding_Me [e/em/eir]@hexbear.netEnglish
          9·
          11 months ago

          folks who ask for specific claims, reasons, and evidence?

          Is this how you see your contributions to this thread? You’re a person coming in here “ask[ing] for specific claims, reasons, and evidence”?

          • wowwoweowza@lemmy.mlEnglish
            1·
            11 months ago

            Well, if the purpose of the dunk tank is to be anything more than a bunch of alt-reality neck beards complimenting each other on their fragrance, claims, reasons, and evidence might actually come up at some point? Imagine – I come to conversation with questions. That actually might be part of the definition of discourse. Of course the dunk tank isn’t discourse; it’s a dating website. You folks are so happy with one another.