Extraordinary claims always require extraordinary evidence.

  • hendrik@palaver.p3x.de
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    11 hours ago

    it is the sovereign right of Russia and North Korea to enter into a military alliance and defend their interests […]

    Oh boy.

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      “They’re not, but if they are it’s ok if they do” my favorite kind of explanation for something cx

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        Yeah, every other paragraph is beckpedaling from the one before: “We have no evidence.”, " Okay, we indeed have a video, but that’s not credible.", “If it is, it’s Ukraine’s fault.”

        I’ve stopped reading after that and flagged this. And how is it souvereign right to invade some contries? Can I do that, too? Can I now murder people, and it’s my right? Or does that require some naturalization because it only applies to those 2 countries?

        I have questions, OP. First of all, why do you post something like this? Your profile doesn’t look that much off…

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          I posted this because even though I may disagree with the conclusions about evidence, it reminded me the fog of war creates the opportunities for misinformation on all fronts. Plus, I sometimes like to read things I disagree with to be tolerant of different perspectives.

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            But come on, you can be tolerant about opinions, perspectives and people. You can not however be tolerant about facts. If something is a lie, it’s a lie.

            Well you can, but then you’re either Pippi Longstockings or Trump. And this article is riddled with lies and russian war propaganda talking points. And you help them spread misinformation and lies by sharing their stuff. I don’t think that’s what tolerance is about.

            And in the first sentence, the article says extraordinary evidence is required. And then they claim all kinds of counterfactual things without providing any evidence. It’s not even up to it’s own standards. Plus the claim that it’s someone’s right to wage war, murder and kill. No, it’s not. We have rules what is considered right and wrong, even for wars.

            I think we can discuss that, but it’s unacceptable to spread misinformation. Because it harms people. And as a minimun, you’d need to add some comment that makes it clear. For example if you wish to talk about war propaganda.