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[–] Maoo@hexbear.net 36 points 8 months ago (3 children)

The idea that Trump was a less competent imperialist is very popular here. You are straw manning this to mean, "every person who has every registered an account here agrees with me". Do you think this is a reasonable way to approach what I've disagreed with you about?

Can you state, in your own words, what points I've made?

[–] Pluto@hexbear.net 3 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Another thing:

I'm asking you to ask 26k users on Hexbear what they think and do some sort of poll before acting like your opinion or viewpoint is the most popular.

[–] Maoo@hexbear.net 26 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yes, which would be a very silly thing to do and is premised on straw manning what I said. I already directly responded to this, too.

[–] Pluto@hexbear.net 1 points 8 months ago
[–] Rod_Blagojevic@hexbear.net 22 points 8 months ago

I think Trump was a less competent imperialist I-was-saying

[–] Egon@hexbear.net 18 points 8 months ago

i-think-that Trump was a less competent imperialist

[–] Great_Leader_Is_Dead@hexbear.net 1 points 8 months ago

Firstly there's only like maybe 3k actual users here.

Secondly I've seen this sentiment expressed enough that I can confidently say it's not a wildly unpopular idea at least.

[–] Pluto@hexbear.net 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

"The idea that Trump was a less competent imperialist is very popular here."

You don't know that.

Ask the 26k people on Hexbear what they think, each one, or don't bother trying to convince me.

[–] Maoo@hexbear.net 20 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Did you notice that you didn't answer my question?

[–] Pluto@hexbear.net 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Did you notice that I said I wasn't going to reply after you tried to pull that trick?

[–] Maoo@hexbear.net 20 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] Pluto@hexbear.net 1 points 8 months ago

Yes, there was.

[–] Pluto@hexbear.net 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

"Can you state, in your own words, what points I've made?"

Okay, you know what? If you're going to keep editing your comments like this after I reply in order to make it look like I'm not answering your other points then, no, I'm not going to bother.

Stop adding things to your comments like that.

[–] Maoo@hexbear.net 26 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I didn't edit my comment... I think that's verifiable in Lemmy's metadata and edit status at least used to show up on the web interface before I began using native mobile clients.

[–] Pluto@hexbear.net 1 points 8 months ago (2 children)