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@wystrach.de Konkrete Kritik an dem Artikel wäre auch noch fällig, denn der eine oder andere Umkehrschluss ist nicht zulässig, eher ein #Strawman Argument, beispielsweise:

"[...] im Grunde behauptet er, dass der eurozentrischen Borniertheit erlegen ist, wer im Holocaust ein singuläres Verbrechen sieht."

Der Autor geht doch einen ganz anderen Gedankengang. Man kann sich den Antisemitismus auch solange herbeibiegen, bis auch der letzte entnervt ist.

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@Savvyhomestead
ok, so there's two parts to this comment.
1. are you implying the weapons sent weren't actually weapons?
2. who said anything about a dictatorship? i genuinely don't even know how you could stretch my comment to mean that, so i guess nice #strawman

please actually complete a thought with your next reply instead of just making vague statements

The atheist professor myth is an urban legend, often told through chain emails, in which an atheist professor attempts to disprove the existence of God and is subsequently embarrassed by a wise #Christian student in front of the whole class.

Despite the #strawman nature of the professor and the often-fallacious arguments used by the student, especially the claim that evil is the absence of #God, this myth has become quite popular among Christians for decades and variations of it predate the internet.

The most famous variation claims the student to be a young Albert #Einstein. His decidedly unorthodox religious views apparently didn't occur to whoever wrote this.

#RationalWiki #urbanlegend #atheism #Christianity #alberteinstein
rationalwiki.org/wiki/Atheist_

@edwiebe @Aviva_Gary "Some people are angry about capitalism, and they should be furious."

But not you, huh

"However, those who profit from capitalism believe it's wonderful."

Yep, kings and queens think monarchy is great. What an incisive insight.

"Planned obsolescence is real, but not everything manufacturers do is planned obsolescence."

#StrawMan: nobody said that everything manufacturers do is planned obsolescence.

"Many manufacturing decisions are design compromises meant to lead to maximum profits."

Yes. For example: planned obsolescence

"Many other decisions are just about offering something new for those who want it."

Relevance?

"Anti-racist is a code word for anti-white" is a straw man phrase used by white nationalists, white separatists, white supremacists, neo-Nazis, alt-righters, and any group of racist people on the defensive for being called out as racists. Individuals who make this claim allege that people who claim to be anti-racist actually have a secret anti-white agenda, and are thus the real bigots.…

#RationalWiki #racism #strawman
rationalwiki.org/wiki/Anti-rac