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The post was a meme depicting a "lib" raging over Molotov-Ribbentrop pact in the top and quietly justifying Nazi collaboration of the Baltics/Ukraine/Finlande/Ukrainian insurgent army.

Text below was: "Average lib take when communism is involved".

To Which I answered:

" 'Ok so now its legitimate to invade these countries!' Average tankie."

Since .ml-users consider anyone outside their community a "lib" I felt I had the right to answer.

Anyway, my comment triggered an honest discussion AND was genuinely in the style of the post, so no I don't think it's fair.

For the curious, link to the post.

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[–] goat@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Typical tankie behaviour really. They can't have discussions

[–] Alfredolin@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Some of them can. Cowbee is always eager to exchange. The mods however cannot. Lol.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Cowbee is always eager to exchange.

Cowbee is eager to repeat long-disproven propaganda slop.

Tone is not the foundation of discussion.

[–] Alfredolin@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

True but I prefer far more their personalized organized propaganda to which you can reply than systemic bans, antagonizing, group downvoting...

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 22 points 1 week ago

Cowbee(and Davel) is a pseudo-intellect that will deflect and dodge the proven fact by substitute with their own "reason" why thing are like that. They're basically like Tucker Carlson and Ben Shapiro, unless you're trying to proof something to anyone reading, you will waste your time debating them.

[–] goat@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Cowbee gish-gollops and dodges, I'd love to challenge them but they actively avoid me

[–] Alfredolin@sopuli.xyz 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And of course they had their army of downvoters on ANY comment I made on that post. I could have commented "Great!" it would have been downvoted.

[–] goat@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago

That's how tankies do, they really love their pixels

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] LoveOutside@slrpnk.net -3 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Alfredolin@sopuli.xyz 2 points 6 days ago

Danke für deine Eingabe.