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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I’m happy to engage in nuanced, fair, complex discourse about US politics with anyone who wants to have it, and I have criticisms of my party.

Do tell. What criticisms do you have of the Democratic Party?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Nope. Check the thread, comrade. I'm just here to put a light on the bait--not to swallow it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

So willing to make claims, but way more willing to run away when called to stand up for them. If you start trying to make honest claims, then this wouldn't happen, instead you would be glad to back them up.

Edit: typo

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

"You don't have to attend every argument you're invited to."

So no, thanks. I don't owe you a defense, engagement, or an policy apologetics treatment of the current administration's governance for the last four years. There are plenty of places to find that information if you actually care to find it.

So far you've managed to call me an idiot, a liar, and a coward in all of about fifteen minutes. Why on earth would I believe you're capable of nuanced political discourse? We've nothing to discuss.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I think nobody will be surprised to know that you are unable to point to any comment where I called you an idiot or a coward. I didn't explicitly call you a liar, but I did point out that you make dishonest claims, and I admit it is basically the same thing. Your claims that I called you an idiot and a coward are a wonderful example of you doing exactly that.

Believe it or not, you did show up to the argument, and instead of admitting that you lost it, you are trying to pretend you were never even here.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You could just say you have no criticism after all.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I could, but that wouldn't be true. I'll tell you the same thing I told the other sockpuppet: you're not entitled to an argument just because you ask for one.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Your accusations are false.