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minus-squareWheaties [she/her]hexbear38·1 年前seriously, what is this supposed to prove? Can I counter "putin is a dictator" with pictures of him on a horse? Certainly not, that would be absurd. link
minus-squareFrank [he/him, he/him]hexbear32·1 年前It's not supposed to counter anything. Thought terminating cliches work by giving people an easy way to shut down an argument without encountering any of it's content. link
minus-squareGosplan14_the_Third [none/use name]hexbear26·1 年前It's not supposed to prove anything, just shut the other person up by being a pain to deal with. It probably works. link
minus-squareNoGodsNoMasters [they/them, she/her]hexbear6·1 年前"Putin has dictatorial control" --> memes calling Putin gay link
seriously, what is this supposed to prove? Can I counter "putin is a dictator" with pictures of him on a horse? Certainly not, that would be absurd.
It's not supposed to counter anything. Thought terminating cliches work by giving people an easy way to shut down an argument without encountering any of it's content.
It's not supposed to prove anything, just shut the other person up by being a pain to deal with. It probably works.
"Putin has dictatorial control" --> memes calling Putin gay