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[–]AXXA 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

My stance is precisely the same as this first commenter. I am anti-war. Full stop.

/u/soundsituation

[–]soundsituation 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

In the past year or so I've seen this technique pop up frequently on reddit and in other auth-left spaces, where someone will explicitly challenge you to condemn x, and if you refuse to engage in compelled speech you're accused of supporting x.

[–]StillLessons[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It's a very old political technique, probably as old as human politics. It just comes and goes in different places at different times. Now it's our turn to deal with it. Being aware of its presence is the first step to preventing its growth; this is one of the primary motivations to this post.

[–]Tiwaking 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

StillLessons[S] 3 insightful - 0 fun - 2 days ago It's a very old political technique, probably as old as human politics. It just comes and goes in different places at different times. Now it's our turn to deal with it. Being aware of its presence is the first step to preventing its growth; this is one of the primary motivations to this post.

Talking to socks is like talking to a very stupid person.
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No wait, talking to socks is talking to a very stupid person. You lose intelligence with every word they say.