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👌 work even for a Guardian columnist (fallaciously) going "AHA LOGICAL FALLACY!" in a post where you use 3 yourself is a masterclass 1. Strawman - actually the Israeli state is zionist ∴ racist 2. Syllogism (🤔) - some people != all, or even most, people 3. Ad hominem - person bad ∴ argument wrong
You can also rightly note that the Israeli government is both Zionist and racist (as well as murderous and genocidal). But to extend that conjunction to all Zionists is a syllogism - a logical fallacy. It becomes even worse when “Zionist” is used by some people as code for Jew.
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Water companies are pumping shit into our rivers & seas and charging us extra for the privilege. They’re in charge of our vital water security as temperatures hit record levels. Enough words from the Labour Government. Time for action. Nationalise. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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hey everyone I’ve just been kicked in the head by a horse and wanted to share something I think meets our cultural and political moment perfectly
Sad to see people posting on social media negatively about Rod Liddle, who died yesterday. If I have disagreed with you very strongly in life - and you die - I hope I'll be either silent, or kind.
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Replying to @tpgroberts.bsky.social
To take the toughest question "were school closures worth doing?" The government did not want to do it, it was not a default response, and at least the first time it was against an apocalyptic backdrop. It was a choice that, as much as I hate him, Matt Hancock did not do lightly.
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the "eat out to help out" thing -- the fact that you couldn't get the discount if you got takeaway, which helps the business the exact same amount without risking anyone's life -- was like an existential unmooring thing for me. a time when i fully realised i live at the whim of capricious idiots
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ironically seeing these freaks do this whole thing again reminds me just how radicalising it was to watch a bunch of posh know-nothing wankers callously talk about letting ordinary people die
No need for anyone to agree with me - but some of the responses to this on here reminds me just how stifling and absolutist a period in our national discourse Covid was.
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are there any support groups out there for 41 year old victims of cyber bullying? this is truly tragic to see
it has been ruinous for me personally, it happens with or without my participation, it is intolerable in a way that cannot be easily expressed in words, and it's clear that absolutely no one will ever face even the slightest consequence for their gleeful participation
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