• chloroken@lemmy.ml
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    5 days ago

    That’s an analogy, not a false choice. Look up the words, I’ll wait.

    Ironically enough, voting for a political party in the US is actually a false dichotomy.

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        5 days ago

        It must be so easy being a liberal. You can just ignore reality on command if someone calls you out. And there is seemingly no ability for you to feel shame.

        A false dichotomy isn’t about “fake options”. Indeed, a false dichotomy may have two very real options presented.

        Obviously, It’s about restricting options to two instead of many. That is the entire premise of a false dichotomy. I encourage you to read the link you just posted.

        To emphasize: the person you replied to isn’t producing a false dichtomoy. They are analogizing YOUR false dichotomy.

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            4 days ago

            Brother, I’m a socialist. When we say “liberal” we are talking about capitalists, not American Democrats.

            Not everything is about the US. Take your own advice, and while you’re at it, read a book.

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              4 days ago

              You: “Brother when I say A I mean B, it’s your fault you don’t understand me. You are stupid.”

              I’m not a magician just knowing what you think/feel.

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                    3 days ago

                    There is nothing magical about it. Reading books helps us understand things we don’t know.

                    Use this as a learning opportunity instead of further ingraining yourself. Look up with Liberalism means and how it relates to the question of capitalism vs. socialism.

                    This isn’t some niche parlance. The entire rest of the world talks like this in academic settings. You should know what the term liberal really means outside of American politics.

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          5 days ago

          It must be so easy being a liberal. You can just ignore reality on command if someone calls you out.

          They do share a fair amount in common with MAGA at this point to me. Just they haven’t found their cult yet.

          Also, I’m talking the political stances of liberalism, not the misused descriptor for liberal meaning left. Liberalism is not left.