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A thread "Please don't use Lemmy :( Human rights, oppression" on Mastodon (mstdn.social)

submitted 3 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Please don't put any hate comments against the developers of lemmy or against the person who posted this.

I am also unhappy about what the main lemmy instance is doing.

What are your thoughts?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 years ago (1 children)

I was using language symmetric to the parent comment as a rhetorical tool. US state department very clearly states that there is insufficient evidence for claims of genocide. That's denying the claim being made.

They say they are unable to prove it is genocide, not that they are unable to claim it is genocide.

Not being able to prove it is genocide literally means that they're unable to claim that it is. It's absolutely surreal that you keep twisting that into something other than what it is. Claims of genocide need positive proof.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 children)

No they say there is insufficient evidence to prove genocide, I can't be bothered to repeat myself any further.

I was using language symmetric to the parent comment as a rhetorical tool.

Thank you for this, I am going to take this as an admission that your initial statement was fallacious rather than a semantic error.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago (1 children)

sure, we'll just use your private definition of the word fallacious if that makes you happy

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago (1 children)

here's what I have:

 adj.
Containing or based on a fallacy.
adj.
Tending to mislead; deceptive.
Pertaining to, of the nature of, or embodying fallacy; deceptively erroneous or misleading.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 years ago (1 children)

There is no fallacy here. US state department states that the evidence to support the claim does not exist. The fallacy is trying to turn that into something that it's not. We've literally gone over this for days, and the fact that you still can't understand that makes me think that we're not going to get anywhere. Have a good day.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago

The fallacy I refer to is your initial statement as to their denial of genocide. You stated it occurred when no such denial took place. When I say fallacious: I refer to this initial statement that you made as a rhetorical tool - in my view fallaciously.

Thank you for remaining patient and civil, also have a good day.