• bitwolf
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    692 months ago

    If America is so scared of China, why are we hell bent in becoming China?

        • @vivendi@programming.dev
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          182 months ago

          My man, this is literally what they just did. This isn’t an strawman. Atleast google the meaning of your catchphrase ffs

          • FlashMobOfOne
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            72 months ago

            “Nice Strawman” is basically a bumper sticker slogan for people who don’t actually understand what’s being discussed.

            • @Honytawk@feddit.nl
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              12 months ago

              No it is a logical fallacy.

              That some people don’t understand its meaning doesn’t take this away.

              • @OwlHamster@lemm.ee
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                2 months ago

                “I don’t want the US to become authoritarian like China has historically been perceived as by Americans”

                “Oh so you hate everyone from Asia”

                How is that not a textbook strawman?

              • @OwlHamster@lemm.ee
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                2 months ago

                The Chinese government does not encompass all asians. When people talk about the oppression of the Chinese government they are not criticizing Asian people in general, but an extremely small subset of powerful people, regardless of their region of origin or culture. Do you think this person hate people from Japan now too?

                You are being deliberately intellectually dishonest, I’m assuming.

    • @throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works
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      22 months ago

      If we cant beat 'em, join 'em

      (But only learn all the bad things. Renewable Energy and Clean Transit? Nah, can’t let the plebs have a tiny bit of good things)

    • Basic GlitchOP
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      22 months ago

      The same reason this administration does all the things they point their finger and accuse everyone else of doing. They’re traitorous scumbags and hypocrites.