• OccamsTeapot@lemmy.world
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    Candidate 1: I will keep giving guns to the people killing ponies but I will feel bad about it and criticize them sometimes

    Candidate 2: I will give the guns and not feel bad.

    Leftist: hey can anyone just, you know, not help people kill ponies?

    Centrist: omg I can’t believe you’re asking for so much from your candidates. Your ideological purity is the real enemy here. I bet you don’t even care about ponies

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        7 months ago

        Haha yeah a very nuanced and realistic portrayal of leftists. Obviously we just want free ponies and blowjobs. Preventing geno-what? Never heard of it

        Edit. Star Trek profile pic? Remember when the federation gave weapons and aid to the dominion because it was politically convenient and the cardassians are worse anyway? No neither do I.

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          Haha yeah a very nuanced and realistic portrayal of leftists. Obviously we just want free ponies and blowjobs. Preventing geno-what? Never heard of it

          Edit. Star Trek profile pic? Remember when the federation gave weapons and aid to the dominion because it was politically convenient and the cardassians are worse anyway? No neither do I.

          For a second there, I was willing to accept you might be arguing in good faith, but the personal attack you felt the need to tack on destroyed that benefit of doubt and my willingness to continue in debate.

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            There was no personal attack there.

            Have you ever talked to someone irl? If so, did you do it without crying?

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            I am arguing in good faith, obviously. There was no personal attack. I’m sure you draw some distinction between pure morals (as in trek) and “real life” but I genuinely do not see how this is defensible. I’m sure you’re a nice person

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        Mmmm, I absolutely love that centrist condescension, “sweetie”.