alphanerd4@lemmy.worldM to US Authoritarianism@lemmy.world · 2 days ago“It’s Whataboutism to Ask for Moral Consistency in US Policy”lemmy.worldimagemessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1202arrow-down194
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minus-squareimPastaSyndrome@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up75arrow-down4·2 days agoThat couldn’t be more of a strawman even if he was with a lion, a Kansas girl and a tin man on a yellow brick road
minus-squareAlteon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up27arrow-down2·2 days agoWell said. I entered the comment section to say something about a strawman fallacy, but yours is perfect. …don’t get what tankies love so much about dictators, but hey…at least they are blatant about it.
minus-squarealphanerd4@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down45·edit-22 days agoCounterpoint. It’s not a strawman. The US is is an authoritarian state. If you disagree too loudly I will instaban you. also Why are you here?
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·4 hours agoYou cannot possibly be so self unaware you don’t see how absurd that statement is.
minus-squarerandom@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29arrow-down1·2 days ago> The US is is an authoritarian state. > If you disagree too loudly I will instaban you. lmao
minus-squareTriflingToad@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·2 days agoI thought it was just a shitpost reply that came off too harsh, but they’re actually a mod and have the power to ban. The anti authoritarian sub having an authoritarian mod is comical
minus-squareNIB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 days agoCan a random american citizen not run as an opponent to those senators in the US? Arent those senators democratically elected? Can you do the same for Xi Jinping? Can a random chinese citizen run for office? Do you think those 2 things are the same?
minus-squareriodoro1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down1·2 days ago I will instaban you Pathetic shit
minus-squarerecreationalcatheter@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoYou’re such a coward, your trash takes make perfect sense lol.
minus-squarehorse_battery_staple@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 days agoThis is top tier shitposting. I salute you
minus-squareshottymcb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up12·edit-22 days agoConsider the level of power over government policy that the three characters in your meme wield.
minus-squareimPastaSyndrome@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up11·edit-22 days agoNo one said it’s not an authoritarian state. I’m saying people don’t like it unlike what you’re pretending. Sorry is calling your meme shit against the rules? Because it doesn’t state that anywhere
That couldn’t be more of a strawman even if he was with a lion, a Kansas girl and a tin man on a yellow brick road
Well said. I entered the comment section to say something about a strawman fallacy, but yours is perfect.
…don’t get what tankies love so much about dictators, but hey…at least they are blatant about it.
Counterpoint. It’s not a strawman. The US is is an authoritarian state. If you disagree too loudly I will instaban you. also Why are you here?
INSTABAN THESE NUTS! 🥜
You cannot possibly be so self unaware you don’t see how absurd that statement is.
> The US is is an authoritarian state.
> If you disagree too loudly I will instaban you.
lmao
I thought it was just a shitpost reply that came off too harsh, but they’re actually a mod and have the power to ban. The anti authoritarian sub having an authoritarian mod is comical
Can a random american citizen not run as an opponent to those senators in the US? Arent those senators democratically elected?
Can you do the same for Xi Jinping? Can a random chinese citizen run for office?
Do you think those 2 things are the same?
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Pathetic shit
You’re such a coward, your trash takes make perfect sense lol.
This is top tier shitposting. I salute you
Consider the level of power over government policy that the three characters in your meme wield.
No one said it’s not an authoritarian state.
I’m saying people don’t like it unlike what you’re pretending.
Sorry is calling your meme shit against the rules?
Because it doesn’t state that anywhere
Democracy is when not re-elected? 🤔