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except they didn’t disprove them. US Marines also peed a lot while they were there, but it’s not why they are there. it proves nothing.
correlation ≠ causation
“I know you are but what am I?” is not a convincing argument. most people learn this when they’re 5. (borrowed form another comment)
see, you even admit that it wasn’t about opium.
you’re welcome to cite sources to back up your claims. and I’ll be happy to point out how the timeline doesn’t support your assertions that the war was about opium, it just happened to be something the US did while we were there.
what I think is irrelevant. that facts are what matter.
irrelevant. present facts. not anecdotes or your feelings.
I have, repeatedly. your inability/refusal to understand is not my problem.
I’m perfectly capable of noticing when people move the goalposts because they can’t prove their argument with facts, as I keep pouting out. raging about it doesn’t change this fact or any other facts.
not according to the facts. if this continues to confuse you, that’s not my problem.
not my job to prove your argument.
“I know you are but what am I?” is not a convincing argument. most people learn this when they’re 5.
you’ve presented nothing but anger, insults, and logical fallacies, none of which are convincing of anything other than that, when you can’t argue the facts in good faith, you resort to these bad-faith tactics ad nauseam because, so blinded by anger and hate, you can’t handle defeat.
so you admit to arguing from a position of clear and obvious bias. we get it— you hate the US. this has zero bearing on the facts— just that you like to insult people when you lose an argument.
I’m not responsible for your lack of comprehension.
the finest projection in all the land.
oh man
theres just so many logical fallacies from whiskey pickle here I don't even know where to start, I'll just leave this little guide for you maybe you can read up on this stuff a little.
“I know you are but what am I?” isn’t a convincing argument. most people learn this when they’re 5.
I’m not responsible for your lack of comprehension, learn about logical fallacies or I'm gonna have to call the fallacy police and you don't want to deal with them
oh, so you’re shifting to comedy now?
HEY I GOT A LAUGH OUT OF HIM GUYS
who? where?
Strawman. Bandwagon
sorry for your troubles. I recommend you seek medical or psychiatric help.
sorry for your troubles. I recommend you seek medical or psychiatric help.
You selectively picked an activity that American soldiers would do everywhere (peeing) over something they did only in Afghanistan (guarding opium fields) only because it would support your argument.
That my dear good m'sir is a classic case of cherry picking.
nope, just an example. you’re not very good at this
Terrible argument. Textbook case of:
whatever you have to tell yourself to sleep at night.
He actually never said he needed that to sleep at night. Textbook case of a strawman argument. You can do better.
I wasn’t making an argument, just a dismissal
Sorry, that would be an Appeal to the stone fallacy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_the_stone
I wasn’t making an argument, just a dismissal of the person
you’re never going to be able to prove me wrong because your entire premise is flawed (twisting my words to try to “win”)
you’re not very good at this trolling thing
Ad Hominem. Moving Goalposts
sorry for your troubles. I recommend you seek medical or psychiatric help.
Ad Hominem
sorry for your troubles. I recommend you seek medical or psychiatric help.