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[–] SarMegahhikkitha 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago (edited ago)
30% of women would repeal women's suffrage. 30% of Liberals would ban racism against Ferengi. It's almost like people in general are stupid.
[–] TheLastGunslingr 2 points -1 points 1 point (+1|-2) ago
Citation needed.
Not that they are even close to the same thing. Your first example is simply a misunderstanding of the definition of a word. Your second hinges completely on the fact that most people are against fascism, anywhere against anyone. So even if they don't know who they arte talking about they are still anti fascism.
Being for the bombing of a country that doesn't exist is completely different. There's nothing about the name Agrabah that would hint that it needs bombing other than the fact it'd be filled with Muslims. Disgraceful.
[–] 1234567890 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Nothing that hints it needs bombing, aside from being likely located in the Middle East, not being a US ally and being seriously considered as a bombing target by a questionnaire.
If you want an example of it on the left, look no further than the 'wage gap'. Equal pay law is already in effect. It has been for decades. Yet thanks to authority figures misrepresenting the truth, they think there's a problem to bomb with legislation. Another example: assault weapons. The 'weapons of war' line was great, but the actual weapons of war were already banned.
Both sides can be retarded. I'd rather have the side that misunderstands foreign policy than domestic. That way the fuckups are further from home.
[–] XPS ago
The Ferengi example is perfect actually. It's the left wing version of the same question. To deny that is to admit your leftist bias.
[–] diodine 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I sure as fuck didn't know what Agrabah was until this happened.
[–] TheLastGunslingr ago
If they asked you if you were for bombing it, would you have said yes?
[–] diodine 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
If they added details like that it's an ISIS strong hold or something, I probably would.
[–] Cacciaguida 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
Total war, do it or they will use it against you.