• Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod
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    12 days ago

    I think the reason the left never shows up is because they don’t exist in the numbers Internet wonks think they do.

    • @someguy3
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      12 days ago

      Maybe, maybe not. But 3rd party instead of Gore cost him the election. I think the protest non voters cost Hillary the election. And in any case the target for discussion here is all these Lemmy users that don’t vote in protest.

      • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod
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        12 days ago

        People who don’t vote in protest are an example of how idiotic Americans are, and why I think the post is fallacious.

          • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod
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            2 days ago

            Oversimplification is a fallacy. “Just get everyone to vote” ignores a lot of other problems. Like the intelligence of the general public.

            • @someguy3
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              12 days ago

              That’s still not a fallacy.

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                  Wrong (which I don’t necessarily agree with) does not mean a fallacy. A fallacy is incorrect logic pathway. You can make a wrong argument and that does not make it a fallacy.

                  • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod
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                    12 days ago

                    Tried and true Internet argument strategy of whining about an inconsequential detail instead of the issue at hand. Nice one.