“Every previous president would have ended it by now.”

“Biden literally couldn’t do worse.”

  • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
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    8 months ago

    That’s not what a tautology is, Duverger’s Law is a mathematical derivative of First Past the Post election systems. Yes, under FPTP systems, voting third party is equivocating support for both primary parties. Performative ethics without pragmatics is moral masturbation.

    Splitting your responses is rhetorically ridiculous.

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      8 months ago

      it is a tautology and saying that it’s not doesn’t change that. it has exactly no ability to predict the future outcome of any election.

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          8 months ago

          your characterization of me as childish does not change the truth of anything i’ve said

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                8 months ago

                Do you think that argument-by-firehose until you’re blocked by anyone who took time to respond to you is a sustainable rhetorical strategy?

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                  8 months ago

                  Yes, bc they do this all the time. Its to exhaust u, drag the comment train into the ditches where they may convince at least some young person that you are actually wrong if u ever once misstep or misspeak.

                  Ive em tagged as “russian shill.” Theyre not the only ones, but take careful note of their rhetorical style, the way they twist words and come off sounding confident and “intelligent” if u dont think about what they’re saying for more than 3 seconds.

                  Theres more of em, hence why i say again, take note of the “flavor,” shall we say, of debate here. Its easier to catch the others then; they all sound the same. Often they back each other up.

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                  8 months ago

                  you’re characterization of my actions and motive have no bearing on whether anything I’ve said is correct, and they do not support any of your claims. this is just posturing and rhetoric.

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          8 months ago

          your accusation of gish galloping is baseless. each of my replies has been a succinct response to one of your claims. the fact that you are able to pack so many fallacious claims into one comment suggests that there is a gish gallop happening, though.

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      8 months ago

      under FPTP systems, voting third party is equivocating support for both primary parties.

      no, it’s not.

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      8 months ago

      Splitting your responses is rhetorically ridiculous.

      if you don’twant to talk to me, please don’t

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      8 months ago

      Performative ethics without pragmatics is moral masturbation.

      deontological ethics are preferred by professional philosophers and are the basis of most ethical systems. most people grew up with an understanding that “the ends justify the means” can be used to justify some pretty horrific shit.