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The art of war. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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transcriptA tumblr post by voidambassador.

It is an image made to look like a quote, it says: "Alienate your progressive voters by courting the center-right at all possible opportunities - Sun tzu, the art of war.

It has a reblog with a screenshot of a comment saying: "what policy she has that is center right [sic]? that makes no sense this has to be ragebait."
It has another edited quote saying: "If you do not immediately agree with a post on the internet, it has no intellectual backing and is singularly intended to offend. - Sun Tzu, the art of war.

There is a final reblog. It shows a screenshot of the tumblr messages icon, showing that there is 72 new messages sent to the author of the post. This reblog is equipped with yet another edited quote saying "uh oh - Sun Tzu, the art of war".

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[-] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago
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[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Fallacy fallacy, or, just because I called you a moronic dweeb doesn't make you right.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Appeal to katana

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Fellatio ad hominem fallacy!

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

You're wrong, you have no evidence. Burden of proof is on you.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

CHAPTER XIX
That one should not avoid being despised and hated

Machiavelli, Niccolò . The Prince

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

"Your argument doesn't completely make sense, can you explain more and give an example?"

"LOL I guess some people are just closed minded"

Sounds like Sun Tzu guy would be right at home on Lemmy

[-] [email protected] 41 points 1 month ago

I don't think they were really asking for an example.

Immidately jumping to the conclusion that something is rage bait is closed-minded.

[-] [email protected] -4 points 1 month ago

I don’t think they were really asking for an example.

They literally did. They really asked for an example. It's in the words that they used, which is the only relevant factor for determining whether or not they asked for an example.

I mean they weren't shy about saying also that they were having trouble understanding the thought process to such an extent that they felt like it was ragebait. I mean maybe that's not productive to do. But staking out your own point of view while also asking honest open questions about the other person's point of view and asking for clarification and details is pretty much how productive conversation happens. Just coming out of the blue as "do you have an example?" and only that, can be mischaracterized in exactly the same way and met with the same 100% unproductive response (and often is), so why bother shying away from it, is my feeling.

[-] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago

To me it came off as rethorical.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

There's a person on lemmy using the name. They're a bit off their rocker tbh.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

I think I know the person you mean lol

And yes, they're nuts.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I saw someone using the name Genius, though I don't recall the instance, and they were a certifiable dumbass.

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

But still above par, considering the competition...

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