• neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works
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    23 days ago

    If you’re going to react like this to every broad generalization of America, then you’re in for an incredibly rough next 50 or 60 years while the world continues to remind Americans (in general) that they’re a bunch of fucking idiots who let trump take office twice and he’s currently fucking up the world and making enemies out of Americas strongest allies.

    And man, ok, we’ll do this dance once more, but you’re really trying to turn a broad generalization of what is empirically factual data that the US is behind vs the rest of the world when it comes to math, science, and other hard skills/STEM stuff, and you took that very, very personally for reasons that escape me. And you’re still doing it.

    You just used the False Equivalence fallacy by claiming that a broad generalization, and a personal attack, are the same thing. You also ignored everything else in the reply and tried to hit me with a “gotcha”.

    This isn’t even high school debate club man. This is textbook logical fallacy stuff. You went right for the ad hominem even though I didn’t say anything specific to you, so you’re already off to a bad start, and then your next reply is a false equivalence fallacy.

    There’s a difference between lashing out at an individual, and making broad generalizations. I can insult a country broadly for their policies, their lack of education, their lack of care of their citizens, etc. without insulting individuals in the country.

    I didn’t say you, specifically, were so fucking stupid, because you’re an American, now did I?

    But now I’m starting to think it…

    • Holytimes@sh.itjust.works
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      23 days ago

      Mate Europe as a whole has fucked more of the world and still actively fucking it in large chunks of Africa. Every country is lead by shit bags and has fucked over other countries, started wars and is honestly a terrible place. America is speed running. Some stupid ass shit right now but that doesn’t change history.

      Doesn’t mean you need to be a racist xenophobic prick towards normal people.

      Unless your like a Nazi or some shit and being a racist xenophobic prick is required for your membership card to stay valid.

      Then you do you. The rest of us are goanna have a good time joking about our different quirks and silly habits.

      You can be a raging shit sack by yourself.