The thread was asking about authoritarianism. I was slagging the people who said it’s about being black, not about Hitler, Stalin, the USSR, Putin, etc.
This is an old imperialist chestnut. We’ve heard it all before. As I said here, it is one reason we sympathise with our Palestinian friends: we both have imperialist fucks like you telling us our country is make-believe.
How do youfigure that? It was the Brits and the U.N.
Your country still worships Winston
Again, showing your ignorance. Churchill hated us. He ordered the Black & Tans in here, who murdered three of my own relatives. He is a deeply reviled person here and in India.
The arrogance of Yanks is infinite. They think they can lecture people about Palestine/Ukraine/Tigray, when they can’t even find countries on a map.
The one hammer in their thick minds is they black/white hammer, which makes no sense for interpreting 90% of things, e.g. authoritarianism in this case.
Tommy says:“You can’t support the Provos because they committed war crimes.”
His syllogism is:
Major premise: No group who commits war crimes can be supported [this is implied/hidden]
Minor premise: The Provos committed war crimes
Conclusion: therefore the PIRA cannot be supported
Now if I say, “Do you support the Thatcher government? They committed lots of war crimes?”, I am asking is he sincere about his major premise.
If he’s not sincere about his major premise/moral principle, then he is insincere about it, he is hypocritically moralising to score rhetorical points.
If he is true to his principle, he will apply it across the board.
Fear, cynicism, nihilism, and apathy... is what modern autocrats sell
"Fear, cynicism, nihilism, and apathy, coupled with disgust and disdain for democracy: This is what modern autocrats sell to their citizens and to foreigners, all with the aim of destroying what they call “American hegemony.”"
…defense.gov/…/FACT-SHEET-THE-DEPARTMENT-OF-DEFEN… — The United States, through BTRP, has invested approximately $200 million in Ukraine since 2005, supporting 46 Ukrainian laboratories, health facilities, and diagnostic sites. BTRP has improved Ukraine’s biological safety, security and surveillance for both…
The universe kinda becomes like a god. All that energy and vibe stuff is like a way of praying. It’s all about faith, not really backed by evidence....
Why are socialist and communist countries usually considered more authoritarian than capitalist countries?
Breaking: Trinity to work towards total divestment from Israel – TrinityNews.ie (trinitynews.ie)
whataboutism is good
If someone claims they’re driven by a moral principle, then you check they’re consistent about the principle.
There need to be some freebie days (lemmy.world)
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When you're born holding a copy of Stankonia. (lemmy.world)
Law of Attraction is just a modern-day religion
The universe kinda becomes like a god. All that energy and vibe stuff is like a way of praying. It’s all about faith, not really backed by evidence....
What looks easy peasy lemon squeezy but is actually difficult difficult lemon difficult?