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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/MechCADdie on 2025-04-04 08:19:11+00:00.

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[–] 12 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

The comment you're responding to really doesn't seem to be condoning those things; the thing being argued here is whether there was a push in a progressive direction, you said these events are evidence against that, which they countered with the idea that war has a regressive influence, something your quote is supporting.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    really doesn’t seem to be condoning those things

    Exactly: total failure of reading comprehension. Acts like bro saying that bad thing doesn't support a conclusion means bro now endorses bad thing. Wut?

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    Then criticizing those things would be legitimate. To disagree that there’s legitimate criticism regarding those issues is to condone them.

    If what you meant by "legitimate criticisms" was to say that criticism of these policies themselves is legitimate, that's an extremely confusing way to say it given the context (both previous comments and the first part of your own comment), it very much sounds like you were saying something entirely different. I don't think it's fair to assume that someone objecting to your statement is objecting to that meaning of it.

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    I think you'd have a really hard time finding someone on Lemmy genuinely trying to argue Japanese internment was a good thing, there's no need to immediately jump to the conclusion that people are saying that especially if it makes way more sense that they were saying something else.

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