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minus-squareLePoisson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoNo, C is not “right there” when our electoral politics work the way they do. That’s a huge strawman argument. The reality is there were two choices, one clearly better for Palestinians.
minus-squaredx1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month ago“Work the way they do”. Oh, OK. If that’s not how electoral politics work!
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoA strawman argument is when they misrepresent something you’re saying, not when you think they’re wrong about how electoral politics work.
minus-squareLePoisson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoYes, they took my argument and created a false third choice that was never part of the argument. Then said to choose that. That’s misrepresenting what I said to have that third choice. Regardless we’re getting very pedantic here and I’m not really disagreeing with you if that matters to you.
No, C is not “right there” when our electoral politics work the way they do. That’s a huge strawman argument.
The reality is there were two choices, one clearly better for Palestinians.
“Work the way they do”. Oh, OK. If that’s not how electoral politics work!
A strawman argument is when they misrepresent something you’re saying, not when you think they’re wrong about how electoral politics work.
Yes, they took my argument and created a false third choice that was never part of the argument. Then said to choose that.
That’s misrepresenting what I said to have that third choice.
Regardless we’re getting very pedantic here and I’m not really disagreeing with you if that matters to you.