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Re: Address by the President of the Russian Federation

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Post by ROTMetro » Fri, Sep 23, 2022, 9:50 PM UTC

deepthunder wrote: post #139

ROTMetro wrote: post #127

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Funny, if you go watch the youtube videos he predicates his talk on 'Putien never lied'. I'm just going off of his public speeches on youtube, but maybe that contradict his other works.

You got to be kidding me? This is your takeaway? He's known as a Realist IR Scholar. One of the core tenants of Realist IR is the concept of Sphere's of Influence. Next you'll be telling me Biden is Left Wing.

If you build your premise on a liar never lied then yes, my takeaway is to stop listening to you.

Re: Address by the President of the Russian Federation

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Post by deepthunder » Sat, Sep 24, 2022, 3:49 AM UTC

ROTMetro wrote: post #151

deepthunder wrote: post #139

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You got to be kidding me? This is your takeaway? He's known as a Realist IR Scholar. One of the core tenants of Realist IR is the concept of Sphere's of Influence. Next you'll be telling me Biden is Left Wing.

If you build your premise on a liar never lied then yes, my takeaway is to stop listening to you.

And the US never lied? WMDs?

Re: Address by the President of the Russian Federation

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Post by Garvi » Sat, Sep 24, 2022, 10:02 AM UTC

trasz wrote: post #148

Garvi wrote: post #145

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A thing the psyche does is make people willing to accept any information that supports their views without questioning where it came from, while at the same time dismissing any piece of information that contradicts it, also without having the mental fortitude to check. It's easier to hide and feel strong in a crows than to stand alone with your views. That's why the artificial echo chambers in social media, that all…

So it was CIA who murdered Bucha residents, not Russians?

I always found this strategy of telling your debate partner what they believe, then mocking them for it, remarkably wide spread on a technical forum, considering how juvenile and unproductive it is.