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minus-squareLePoisson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down7·6 hours agoNo, C is not “right there” when our electoral politics work the way they do. That’s a huge strawman argument. The reality is there were two choices, one clearly better for Palestinians.
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·6 hours agoA strawman argument is when they misrepresent something you’re saying, not when you think they’re wrong about how electoral politics work.
minus-squareLePoisson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down3·5 hours agoYes, they took my argument and created a false third choice that was never part of the argument. Then said to choose that. That’s misrepresenting what I said to have that third choice. Regardless we’re getting very pedantic here and I’m not really disagreeing with you if that matters to you.
minus-squaredx1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down7·6 hours ago“Work the way they do”. Oh, OK. If that’s not how electoral politics work!
No, C is not “right there” when our electoral politics work the way they do. That’s a huge strawman argument.
The reality is there were two choices, one clearly better for Palestinians.
A strawman argument is when they misrepresent something you’re saying, not when you think they’re wrong about how electoral politics work.
Yes, they took my argument and created a false third choice that was never part of the argument. Then said to choose that.
That’s misrepresenting what I said to have that third choice.
Regardless we’re getting very pedantic here and I’m not really disagreeing with you if that matters to you.
“Work the way they do”. Oh, OK. If that’s not how electoral politics work!