• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    It’s no better than say, sucking up to someone with a peace award in the hopes they don’t start a war.

    Buddy…

    If you think the only two options are bing antognistic or “sucking up”…

    Well, sounds like you are a recent example of the American education system

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      7 days ago

      I didn’t say that, and I’ll thank you not to put words in my mouth. Also not to be a dick, but I’ll settle for the first one

      What I SAID was, specifically changing your behavior to gain the support of someone whose loyalties are so flaky that they’ll change sides because of your behavior in the first place is a pointless exercise.

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        7 days ago

        I didn’t say that

        No, that’s how quoting works, you literally said:

        Because you can never trust or rely on an ally who’s on your side because you are being nice to them instead of because they have some kind of scruples.

        It’s no better than say, sucking up to someone with a peace award in the hopes they don’t start a war.

        You said it’s one or the other.

        And now you’re saying that people shouldnt have went by the literal words you typed, you’ve retroactively changed what you meant because that rationalize is easier than admitting you were wrong.

        I hope you stop imitating our president someday, but I’ll never know. Because you just get belligerent like he does too, and I’m not dealing with that shit.

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          7 days ago

          It’s no better than say, sucking up to someone with a peace award in the hopes they don’t start a war.

          No, actually, this is how quoting works. See how, quite literally, they never said it was one or the other? You just made that up.

          YOU, on the other hand, quoted them, then put words in their mouth that they didn’t say. And I can quote that here.

          You said it’s one or the other.