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[–] Aabbcc@lemm.ee 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What are we counting here?

Evil policies supported by democrats vs evil policies supported by republicans

[–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

what evil polices do dems support that the republicans don't?

[–] Aabbcc@lemm.ee 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Policies can be checked on both sides

[–] HalfSalesman@lemm.ee -2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Sure, but on average when some self proclaimed leftist's opening is "Democrats did a bad thing" in a vacuum my immediate assumption is they're a campist/tankie, accelerationist, or a rightwing psyop and my instinct is to immediately challenge them (most of the time... sometimes its me critiquing the dems)

Sometimes it turns out they're giving an earnest critique but usually not.

[–] Aabbcc@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What in the word salad are you talking about.

Leftists say funding Israel's war crimes is bad. Check mark in both columns.

[–] HalfSalesman@lemm.ee -3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's not a critique of democrats, that's a critique of a portion of democrats and all of republicans.

[–] Aabbcc@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago

It's a critique of the democrats that were in the running for president

[–] Kentifer@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Who made you the arbiter of another person's earnestness? Can you read minds? And if you're the one criticizing the Dems, does someone else take over?

[–] HalfSalesman@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm the arbiter of who I trust is arguing coherently or in good faith and I am ultimately not trusting of the average internet poster by default.

I've been arguing on dedicated internet debate spaces for a very very large portion of my life and I have a good eye for when someone isn't worth being taken seriously.

[–] Kentifer@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

I'll take your word for it.

[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 5 points 2 weeks ago

Drone strike deaths under Obama vs under Trump?