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Did you just create an account to inject some conservative victimization into a story that has absolutely no connection to that?

whateveracct 7y ago
Par the course
- toasterlovin 7y ago
  Interestingly, you basically did the same thing as OP.
  - andreigheorghe 7y ago
    His account is 5 years old and has 887 karma. What are you talking about?
    - toasterlovin 7y ago
      What matters is the low value comment that brings down the level of discourse on this site, not the age of the account.
      - andreigheorghe 7y ago
        One is a fake account pushing misinformation, the other is a real person sharing their succinct, if low signal, opinion. So, not really the same thing. This thread is a dumpster fire for sure, but it's disingenuous of you to try to "both sides" it in this day and age when online discourse is being DDoSed by trolls like OP.
        toasterlovin 7y ago
        Thinking that "conservative victimization" is "par for the course" is a comment that exists at precisely the same level of discourse as OP. This stance is refuted in literally the same thread (where someone engages in liberal victimization with, "I wish conservatives had an actual reason to feel like victims, because it would that the rest of the country is back on track."). "Both sides" applies here.
        andreigheorghe 7y ago
        You keep ignoring the fact that it's a baby account pushing a agenda that's ridiculously off topic. In no way is that the same as someone's biased opinion, no matter how much you try to force that point. Are you seriously not aware that we live in the middle of a misinformation war?
        whateveracct 7y ago
        > You keep ignoring the fact that it's a baby account pushing a agenda that's ridiculously off topic. No point expecting good faith arguments in a bad faith situation
        toasterlovin 7y ago
        > You keep ignoring the fact that it's a baby account pushing a agenda that's ridiculously off topic. No, I'm not ignoring that. I am simply not commenting on it, since you did such a good job of calling it out for the bullshit that it is. But the person I was responding to having an established account doesn't make their contribution any higher value. It's the actual comment, not the person making it, that determines the comment's value. And stating, without any evidence, that somehow conservatives claiming victimization is par for the course is about as low value as a comment can get. There's nothing useful or insightful about it. It's lazy, tribal thinking. > Are you seriously not aware that we live in the middle of a misinformation war? Part of the misinformation war that you refer to is the left wing using their utter domination of prestige media outlets to marginalize right wing ideas and viewpoints in the popular discourse. The left propagandizes in the articles and the right propagandizes in the comment section and on social media.
        andreigheorghe 7y ago
        > stating, without any evidence, that somehow conservatives claiming victimization is par for the course is about as low value as a comment can get > the left wing using their utter domination of prestige media outlets to marginalize right wing ideas and viewpoints in the popular discourse If you can't see the irony here then I can't help you. Also, the "marginalized right wing ideas" meme is getting old. The only people who are deplatformed are the ones that are inciting hate and spreading literally fake news. Are those the kind of right wing ideas that you're worried about being marginalized, or did you have some examples about the left wing media cabal censoring ideas about how much of a role government should play in society, and how much we should be taxed? Be more specific if you want to be taken seriously.

whateveracct 7y ago

Par the course

toasterlovin 7y ago
Interestingly, you basically did the same thing as OP.
- andreigheorghe 7y ago
  His account is 5 years old and has 887 karma. What are you talking about?
  - toasterlovin 7y ago
    What matters is the low value comment that brings down the level of discourse on this site, not the age of the account.
    - andreigheorghe 7y ago
      One is a fake account pushing misinformation, the other is a real person sharing their succinct, if low signal, opinion. So, not really the same thing. This thread is a dumpster fire for sure, but it's disingenuous of you to try to "both sides" it in this day and age when online discourse is being DDoSed by trolls like OP.
      - toasterlovin 7y ago
        Thinking that "conservative victimization" is "par for the course" is a comment that exists at precisely the same level of discourse as OP. This stance is refuted in literally the same thread (where someone engages in liberal victimization with, "I wish conservatives had an actual reason to feel like victims, because it would that the rest of the country is back on track."). "Both sides" applies here.
        andreigheorghe 7y ago
        You keep ignoring the fact that it's a baby account pushing a agenda that's ridiculously off topic. In no way is that the same as someone's biased opinion, no matter how much you try to force that point. Are you seriously not aware that we live in the middle of a misinformation war?
        whateveracct 7y ago
        > You keep ignoring the fact that it's a baby account pushing a agenda that's ridiculously off topic. No point expecting good faith arguments in a bad faith situation
        toasterlovin 7y ago
        > You keep ignoring the fact that it's a baby account pushing a agenda that's ridiculously off topic. No, I'm not ignoring that. I am simply not commenting on it, since you did such a good job of calling it out for the bullshit that it is. But the person I was responding to having an established account doesn't make their contribution any higher value. It's the actual comment, not the person making it, that determines the comment's value. And stating, without any evidence, that somehow conservatives claiming victimization is par for the course is about as low value as a comment can get. There's nothing useful or insightful about it. It's lazy, tribal thinking. > Are you seriously not aware that we live in the middle of a misinformation war? Part of the misinformation war that you refer to is the left wing using their utter domination of prestige media outlets to marginalize right wing ideas and viewpoints in the popular discourse. The left propagandizes in the articles and the right propagandizes in the comment section and on social media.
        andreigheorghe 7y ago
        > stating, without any evidence, that somehow conservatives claiming victimization is par for the course is about as low value as a comment can get > the left wing using their utter domination of prestige media outlets to marginalize right wing ideas and viewpoints in the popular discourse If you can't see the irony here then I can't help you. Also, the "marginalized right wing ideas" meme is getting old. The only people who are deplatformed are the ones that are inciting hate and spreading literally fake news. Are those the kind of right wing ideas that you're worried about being marginalized, or did you have some examples about the left wing media cabal censoring ideas about how much of a role government should play in society, and how much we should be taxed? Be more specific if you want to be taken seriously.