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[–] astral_avocado@programming.dev 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You're agreeing with my comment and have 10 upvotes but mine has 2? Curious

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's because you've been a petulant, condescending little fancylad while morshupls your watering down of the term genocide and accusing the people with actual documentation on their side of doing what you're doing. To paraphrase someone else, you guys have your Wrong and Smug sliders completely maxed out, to the point where you (not you personally, at least yet) quickly get solipsistic and start dehumaizing people with different opinions as bots as soon as the notion that your views are obviously correct, good and widespread is even slightly challenged.

[–] Fuckass@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That’s because you refuse to acknowledge the US’ role in genocides in the Middle East, then bring up Saddam’s genocide as if he was the sole architect