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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

The post is talking about the DPRK and China.

instead, we should trust… The other ogliarchic and blatantly fascist empires?

Plural.

You're not being sneaky by refusing to state a clear argument and hiding behind liberal platitudes. There is no empire other than the US, and opposition to it is always framed as irredeemable evil and y'all eat it up.

Make an argument, cite your sources, or stop wasting everyone's time with deflection.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

The arguer advances the controversial position, but when challenged, insists that only the more modest position is being advanced. Upon retreating to the motte, the arguer may claim that the bailey has not been refuted (because the critic refused to attack the motte) or that the critic is unreasonable (by equating an attack on the bailey with an attack on the motte).