• bastion
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    2 months ago

    You really know how to alienate the centrist vote, don’t you? Very clever. Very powerful. Surely you are doing The Good Work.

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      2 months ago

      “Don’t bully me, I might vote against my own interests on purpose.”

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        “Some person was mean to me on the internet and that’s why I’m voting for the candidate who spews hate towards minorities.”

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        Not at all, I’m not so foolish.

        However, I might be more inclined to vote for the other hateful party when it’s something less important on the line, but also when the other hateful party is doing something I like.

        But absolutely, I know that when I vote for a party, it’s not just the leadership of the party I vote for, but the whole broad actuality of what the party is.

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        The centrist vote that got Biden elected, even though he’s a genocidal apologist, you mean?

        But, let’s not quibble over details, shall we? The point is, this kind of behavior by the left is a great way to lose hearts and minds.

        But perhaps that’s too much of a balanced thought for you to contain. By all means, continue riding your hate train.

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          You’re such a bad troll. Shame on you. I’ve got nothing but love, even for people like you. Someday you’ll realize what you’re doing is a waste of time. I forgive you.

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            2 months ago

            You don’t even see the absolute self-righteousness you’ve got. But, y’know. That’s people for you.

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              I was wondering if you had any substance. The graphic was suggesting that centrists are hypocritical. You know this, this your mention of Biden and genocide. Yet you blame leftists for pointing it out, because … checks notes … oh, you think it will make the left less popular. That’s a bizarre conclusion, my friend.

              And then you threw in that bit about hate, which made no sense. And now you’re going for the self-righteous blurb, which again makes no sense.

              So, keep trolling if it entertains you. But you’ll have to try harder if you want to be good at it.

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                2 months ago

                Your response here is riddled with ad hominem attacks - which, of course, is due to your lack of hate, yes?

                My statement in no way said that centrists are hypocritical. Will you clarify why you think it does?

                I think you are confusing centrists, who are interested in a wide variety of things, and see the nation as a whole, with moderates - who are interested in not rocking the boat.

                You are intending to act as an advocate of the democrats, from what I can tell. How is it that you think that making blanket assertions, throwing up straw men and burning them for a group of people you don’t like will actually make the case for the Democrats? It’s clear that you burn your own as much as you burn outsiders.

                I’ll continue to stay well outside the Democratic party, as I do with the Republican party.

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                  Again you talk about hate, but you haven’t shown any. Even if I had used argument fallacies, that doesn’t show anger or hate or any kind of emotion.

                  You think I’m advocating for the Democrats? That’s interesting, because it’s wrong. And then you talk about “burning your own”. How bizarre. It suggests that we can’t try to improve and that we don’t value outsiders. If that’s how you feel, it’s your life so do whatever you want, but I’m happy that I don’t feel that way.