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wet_squid@lemmy.worldto politics @lemmy.world•Is this community just a clone of r/politics ?01·2 years agoBecause the Republicans are aggressively pushing this tribal culture war and it never should get normalized. They deserve to get called out on it.
wet_squid@lemmy.worldto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•How did Lemmy.world become more popular than Lemmy.ml?1·2 years agoWhen I had to choose I thought .world means, it‘s the central, most important place to be. Didn‘t know what the other abbreviations meant. Didn‘t care.
wet_squid@lemmy.worldto boardgames@feddit.de•Spielwarenmesse invites community to help choose mascot nameEnglish1·2 years agoFrom all available animals they chose the one that loves to destroy my board game sessions. Call him asshole, that‘s what it is.
No, it’s not. You’re not an enlightened tolerant and rational human being by claiming both sides are equally at fault.
Just one example: I’d agree with you, if both sides would make equally as many false claims. But that’s not the case..
It’s not “Only your side is bad and my side is good”. There ARE liars on both sides. But that shouldn’t lead to the conclusion that both sides are telling equally as much lies.
Why is that so important? Because you would totally miss out on the rhetorical tactics they use to push their agenda. Take Trump’s caravan, Hunter’s laptop, false election claims. All of them were lies, but had a massive impact. Show me equally as bad examples the Democrats use to push their narrative.
Also, you can check, if you are open minded or not with the help of something called falsifiability. Ask yourself: