Originally posted by Old Man Whirly!YouTube video
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Originally posted by Old Man Whirly!YouTube video
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Originally posted by cdtm
Or maybe you're cherry picking! 😛We got away from the original Blake post anyways, he accused me of playing political points gathering with lives on the line. But all I did was post a video that compared an article from 2021 that called speculation about Wuhan labs leaking a virus is conspiracy theory and racist, with the very same website publishing an article a year later that claims speculation on Wuhan labs leaking a virus is valid, and always was.
Which is kind of a mixed message to make. And it was a message widely spread in media, where any speculations about the origin of the virus were unfounded racism. One may rightfully be wary whether they think conspiracy theory is defined by who believes what, and not what is believed, e.g. Wuhan speculation is conspiracy theory because the president or some health department says it is, until they change their minds and suddenly it's valid concerns.
But even that is beside the point of Blake's comment, as no one is dying over speculation about whether Wuhan leaked a virus from a lab or not.
Great. More circular arguments from people who don't and have never understood that saying the virus was engineered deliberately and released deliberately is different from saying that the virus may have escaped the lab due to poor protocols. One of these things has always been touted as a legitimate concern and the other has always been derided as baseless conspiracy theory. Despite them being vastly different scenarios a certain section of the public seem to be completely unable to tell the difference.
I feel like I've had to point this out numerous times to the same people on this board over and over again because their tiny, stunted brains can't comprehend it.
Originally posted by jaden_2.0👆
Great. More circular arguments from people who don't and have never understood that saying the virus was engineered deliberately and released deliberately is different from saying that the virus may have escaped the lab due to poor protocols. One of these things has always been touted as a legitimate concern and the other has always been derided as baseless conspiracy theory. Despite them being vastly different scenarios a certain section of the public seem to be completely unable to tell the difference.I feel like I've had to point this out numerous times to the same people on this board over and over again because their tiny, stunted brains can't comprehend it.
Originally posted by jaden_2.0
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thewrap.com/new-york-times-covid-lab-leak-apoorva-mandavilli/amp/
She didn't seem to make the distinction you're claiming was made.
The Washington Post, of all outlets, calls out media for claiming lab leak narratives are "conspiracy theory".
I'm not saying there aren't other arguments out there that do fall between those lines, but I'm wondering if you put as much effort into challenging your world view as you clearly do to affirming it (And this isn't something I'm trying to pin on you in particular, but I do notice there's a zeal and precision to taking apart my messages when it goes against one side, yet somehow nobody reads into the details or between the lines if it goes against the other one.)
Originally posted by jaden_2.0
Facts aren't a "world view". They're just facts.Didn't somebody used to have a saying about facts and feelings?
Originally posted by jaden_2.0
I see you must've inherited Surtur's victim card.
It's not like I'm demanding you admit that you're wrong.
But, I did just dismantle your argument, yet you're the one taking a smug and arrogant stance.
Call it a victim complex if you want. I call it bad form.
Originally posted by cdtm
It's not like I'm demanding you admit that you're wrong.But, I did just dismantle your argument, yet you're the one taking a smug and arrogant stance.
Call it a victim complex if you want. I call it bad form.
You dismantled my argument by changing the subject 3 times within posts because you knew I was right? If you say so.
Yes, Surtur had a tendancy to play the "why are you picking on me and not *enter other member's names here*" card. Just like you're doing.
Here's why I get to be smug and arrogant
A mainstream news outlet discussing the possibility of an accidental leak due to poor bio safety. Published over year ago. A full 6 months before your articles. There were even reports in 2020 doing the same thing because I remember watching them at the time.
Originally posted by Robtard
Meh, cdtm's tactic is to continually post disproved nonsense until someone has enough and calls him a name, then he spams the report button while acting like a victim. Why the mods keep falling for it though, baffling.
He cannot win an argument on its merits, so his goal is to simply force a draw, so that no one else can either. He does that by obstructing, obfuscating, and derailing conversations, and forcing threads to be closed. No one can beat him in argument if the thread is closed and no one can discuss it anymore!
Originally posted by Adam_PoE
He cannot win an argument on its merits, so his goal is to simply force a draw, so that no one else can either. He does that by obstructing, obfuscating, and derailing conversations, and forcing threads to be closed. No one can beat him in argument if the thread is closed and no one can discuss it anymore!
I'm fine with that cos I already won.