Are you or are you not claiming that @Rhoeri above considers Nazis to be the lesser threat? Since that’s been the direction this conversation was in when you joined.
@finitebanjo: $Tankies_rant
@TokenBoomer: The Nazis are in power, and you’re fighting tankies?
@Rhoeri: Yes, there’s two fronts
@TokenBoomer: Allen Dulles also thought Communists are the more important enemy
You, direct quote: “They’re literally saying Nazis are also their enemies.”
Me: Yes, exactly.
That is the context. Dulles thought communists are a “graver threat” than the Nazis, meaning he, also, considers both to be a threat. I don’t know who Rhoeri considers worse, (though if this is anything to go by, finitebanjo seems to think they’re one and the same). Either are welcome to elaborate their position at their leisure should they see fit. If the “greater enemy” is what you wanted to pivot the argument around, your reply should have read “They never said Nazis were the greater threat”, the way you phrased it, it looks like you’re misunderstanding Dulles.
On a separate note, I resent you starting this conversation with a sliding tackle, demanding evidence, calling me dishonest and pretending, and ending on an implied insult. Stop trying to spin minor misunderstandings into full blown arguments. You’re getting a reputation, and so is .world, and it’s for a reason.
…I’m sorry, what?
Are you or are you not claiming that @Rhoeri above considers Nazis to be the lesser threat? Since that’s been the direction this conversation was in when you joined.
I’m claiming Dulles considered Nazis a threat. Smaller than the Soviets, but still a threat.
How dishonest of you to pretend this discussion had no context.
Unfortunately, it does.
Or are you saying you don’t understand how context works?
Oh for fuck’s…
@finitebanjo: $Tankies_rant @TokenBoomer: The Nazis are in power, and you’re fighting tankies? @Rhoeri: Yes, there’s two fronts @TokenBoomer: Allen Dulles also thought Communists are the more important enemy You, direct quote: “They’re literally saying Nazis are also their enemies.” Me: Yes, exactly.
That is the context. Dulles thought communists are a “graver threat” than the Nazis, meaning he, also, considers both to be a threat. I don’t know who Rhoeri considers worse, (though if this is anything to go by, finitebanjo seems to think they’re one and the same). Either are welcome to elaborate their position at their leisure should they see fit. If the “greater enemy” is what you wanted to pivot the argument around, your reply should have read “They never said Nazis were the greater threat”, the way you phrased it, it looks like you’re misunderstanding Dulles.
On a separate note, I resent you starting this conversation with a sliding tackle, demanding evidence, calling me dishonest and pretending, and ending on an implied insult. Stop trying to spin minor misunderstandings into full blown arguments. You’re getting a reputation, and so is .world, and it’s for a reason.
You are now bringing other users into this in order to obfuscate what you originally said.
Also, I really don’t care what you think my reputation is and I’m not sure why you think I do.
As for .world, you’re free to stop using it any time. At least, I assume no one is forcing you to. Are they? Should the authorities be contacted?
I rest my case.
Your case that you told me what you think my reputation is as if I would care?
Your case that you’re still going to use lemmy.world even though you don’t like it?
Okay then.