To clarify, Bernie Sanders supported NATO bombing Yugoslavia with the rationale of preventing genocide, he has never to my knowledge apologized or disagreed with this since then, he has a history of being willing to physically bomb a people to stop genocide, yet now he balks at sanctions(which he also is very happy to deploy, unless they are geopolitically inconvenient to him.)

[–] infinitevalence@discuss.online 4 points 2 years ago (17 children)

Did you know that the most powerful way to win over people and debate effectively is to open up with an ad hominem?

Bernie is a human, and like most of us has been on the wrong side of things in the past, he is not on the wrong side here, but he does not have the support or backing to do more than use strong words.

[–] Egon@hexbear.net 39 points 2 years ago (1 children)

An ad hominem isn't a fancy word for "an insult" you stupid fucking idiot. An ad hominem is a rhetorical fallacy that ties your (bad) personal character to the quality of the argument you make - You are a stupid fucking idiot, therefore your argument is wrong.
Learn what things mean you dog, you beetle, you utter stain on my underwear. Insulting you isn't a fallacy, it's what you get for being a dumbass.

[–] Smeagolicious@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago

Learn what things mean you dog, you beetle

michael-laugh

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