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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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This counter argument of Obama did it too and labour did it too.
It's stupidity.
1. Either you agree it's a bad thing even if May, Trump, Obama or Blair did it. Because it's not about left and right. It's about right or wrong.
2. You thing two wrongs make a right. So if they killed people it makes it fine for trump/may to do it.
Do you agree of these counter arguments are stupid. Because they admit it's wrong in both cases... Thus losing the argument.
If not, then do explain. By the way I am left and right and liberal and a bit authoritarian. I don't oblige to the standard political compass. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"This counter argument of Obama did it too and labour did it too.
It's stupidity.
1. Either you agree it's a bad thing even if May, Trump, Obama or Blair did it. Because it's not about left and right. It's about right or wrong.
2. You thing two wrongs make a right. So if they killed people it makes it fine for trump/may to do it.
Do you agree of these counter arguments are stupid. Because they admit it's wrong in both cases... Thus losing the argument.
If not, then do explain. By the way I am left and right and liberal and a bit authoritarian. I don't oblige to the standard political compass. "
Think not thing. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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It's a general argument presented by people. Example, bombing in Syria, badly handled deportation of immigrants, the Windrush scandal etc.
But it's not the facts that is the issue, it's the ignoring what is right or wrong. My child would say "but he hit me first!". But we're talking about heads of governments who do the wrong things. |
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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago
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"It's a general argument presented by people. Example, bombing in Syria, badly handled deportation of immigrants, the Windrush scandal etc.
But it's not the facts that is the issue, it's the ignoring what is right or wrong. My child would say "but he hit me first!". But we're talking about heads of governments who do the wrong things."
Blair bombed Syria? When? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"It's a general argument presented by people. Example, bombing in Syria, badly handled deportation of immigrants, the Windrush scandal etc.
But it's not the facts that is the issue, it's the ignoring what is right or wrong. My child would say "but he hit me first!". But we're talking about heads of governments who do the wrong things.
Blair bombed Syria? When? "
Haha very pedantic of you. It's not the point whether it's true or not. It's the fact the argument people use is deflecting the responsibility of people's actions. |
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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago
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"It's a general argument presented by people. Example, bombing in Syria, badly handled deportation of immigrants, the Windrush scandal etc.
But it's not the facts that is the issue, it's the ignoring what is right or wrong. My child would say "but he hit me first!". But we're talking about heads of governments who do the wrong things.
Blair bombed Syria? When?
Haha very pedantic of you. It's not the point whether it's true or not. It's the fact the argument people use is deflecting the responsibility of people's actions."
Well if your arguement is based on a lie, it's not a very good one. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Ahh, whataboutary. A classic attempt to move a debate. While often taken as a tacit admission of defeat, I think it’s more often just an unawareness that it’s a poor defence. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"It's a general argument presented by people. Example, bombing in Syria, badly handled deportation of immigrants, the Windrush scandal etc.
But it's not the facts that is the issue, it's the ignoring what is right or wrong. My child would say "but he hit me first!". But we're talking about heads of governments who do the wrong things.
Blair bombed Syria? When?
Haha very pedantic of you. It's not the point whether it's true or not.
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Now we're getting into "Trump" territory |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"It's a general argument presented by people. Example, bombing in Syria, badly handled deportation of immigrants, the Windrush scandal etc.
But it's not the facts that is the issue, it's the ignoring what is right or wrong. My child would say "but he hit me first!". But we're talking about heads of governments who do the wrong things.
Blair bombed Syria? When?
Haha very pedantic of you. It's not the point whether it's true or not. It's the fact the argument people use is deflecting the responsibility of people's actions.
Well if your arguement is based on a lie, it's not a very good one. "
That is true. But if it's based on truth, does it change the result of the counter argument?
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"It's a general argument presented by people. Example, bombing in Syria, badly handled deportation of immigrants, the Windrush scandal etc.
But it's not the facts that is the issue, it's the ignoring what is right or wrong. My child would say "but he hit me first!". But we're talking about heads of governments who do the wrong things.
Blair bombed Syria? When?
Haha very pedantic of you. It's not the point whether it's true or not.
Now we're getting into "Trump" territory"
Crap... Have to be wary of my double negatives too. |
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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago
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"It's a general argument presented by people. Example, bombing in Syria, badly handled deportation of immigrants, the Windrush scandal etc.
But it's not the facts that is the issue, it's the ignoring what is right or wrong. My child would say "but he hit me first!". But we're talking about heads of governments who do the wrong things.
Blair bombed Syria? When?
Haha very pedantic of you. It's not the point whether it's true or not. It's the fact the argument people use is deflecting the responsibility of people's actions.
Well if your arguement is based on a lie, it's not a very good one.
That is true. But if it's based on truth, does it change the result of the counter argument?
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Some times it does sometimes it doesn't, it depends if it's a false equivalence or not, and also on circumstances.
Roosevelt declared war on Germany, it was widely considered the right thing to do, if Bush or Obama or Trump declared war on Germany today, I don't think people would think the same. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"It's a general argument presented by people. Example, bombing in Syria, badly handled deportation of immigrants, the Windrush scandal etc.
But it's not the facts that is the issue, it's the ignoring what is right or wrong. My child would say "but he hit me first!". But we're talking about heads of governments who do the wrong things.
Blair bombed Syria? When?
Haha very pedantic of you. It's not the point whether it's true or not. It's the fact the argument people use is deflecting the responsibility of people's actions.
Well if your arguement is based on a lie, it's not a very good one.
That is true. But if it's based on truth, does it change the result of the counter argument?
Some times it does sometimes it doesn't, it depends if it's a false equivalence or not, and also on circumstances.
Roosevelt declared war on Germany, it was widely considered the right thing to do, if Bush or Obama or Trump declared war on Germany today, I don't think people would think the same."
That I agree with. Now I'm digressing...
Doesn't that then question morality. For example, the same actions does not equate to your morals. Or in a different way, when would committing a crime be morally right? |
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By *asyukMan
over a year ago
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I agree, in general, with the OP on this.
Someone else exercising poor judgement does not excuse your own.
Most people have a sense if what they are doing is good or nice. In my experience people work the hardest to justify their actions or point to others when they know that they are in the wrong.
You have nothing to prove when your conscience is clear. |
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The justification for deliberate planned dishonesty of another was propelled into dishonesty by circumstances or drifted into it through unforeseen circumstances or by happenstance strikes me as being the epitome of corruption.
But we all know that politics attracts the corrupt and is the most corrupting of endeavours. |
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