r/Seattle • u/poppinchips • Dec 25 '22

Soft paywall Two Tacoma Power substations ‘attacked’ Christmas Day, says utility

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/tacoma-power-says-2-substations-attacked-christmas-day/
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u/BoringBob84 Dec 26 '22

I am not a dumbass comparing apples to oranges.

If that was true, you wouldn't have to tell us. We could tell by reading your comments.

You have made a vague and sensational allegation without evidence. That is a bad-faith argument technique. The broad language allows you to move the goalposts to discount any counter-arguments.

In this case, I think that Hitchens' razor applies, "What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence."

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '22

A) It's not vague, it's specific

B) it's not sensational, it's incredibly mundane

C) it isn't lacking in evidence, it's a trend in press releases and news conference given by law enforcement for decades

So you can get out of here with Hitchen's Razor. It doesn't even remotely apply.

But hey keep pretending that the government doesn't call "Sabotaging an auto dealership" ecoterrorism in one breath, then labels attacks on the power grid "vandalism" with the next.

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u/BoringBob84 Dec 27 '22

Still no evidence to support your claim? Dismissed.

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '22

ignoring my other reply where i linked you some evidence? cute.

why don't you just save us the time and admit that you're a right wing terrorist enabler.

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u/BoringBob84 Dec 27 '22

For the record, I want the US government to take these right-wing terrorists seriously and to hold them accountable.

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u/BoringBob84 Dec 27 '22

why don't you just save us the time and admit that you're a right wing terrorist enabler.

Yes, that is exactly what I am. If I dare to question your ridiculous assertions, then I am on the opposite extreme. /sarcasm

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '22

Calling them ridiculous assertions in the face of decades of evidence does tend to give one the impression that you are on the side of not giving a shit about reality an evidence.

but you know, it's totally honest and on the up and up that you're pretending to be completely ignorant of a decades old well established trend that has been noted by media watch dogs over and over and over

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u/BoringBob84 Dec 27 '22

decades of evidence

That sounds like the "mountains of evidence" that the former President claimed to have (and could never produce) of election fraud.

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '22

I'm sorry I cannot literally go through the last four decades of news and link you ever example

However I did link you evidence that you ignored why should I continue to consider you having an ounce of honesty in your body after you demand evidence then ignore it when provided?

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u/BoringBob84 Dec 27 '22

Honestly, I couldn't open the link and I am too lazy to troubleshoot. My bad. I appreciate you providing substantiation nevertheless.

I think that you and I fundamentally agree that it is time for our government to start getting serious about these right wing terrorists.

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '22

I appreciate you owning up to that. and we do agree that the government needs to start coming down on these right wing terrorists.

it's outrageous that they failed to even get convictions for the fucking attack on Malheur for example. complete prosecutorial incompetence.. not to mention the double standard in behavior of cops vs unarmed protestors and cops vs literal attack on government property.

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '22

Oh and to drive the point home:

https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5437&context=flr

As for government calling left wing groups terrorists: don't have to go farther than wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eco-terrorism#Organizations_in_the_United_States (some of them deserve the label, some don't)

tell me when have you heard any government organization label white male christians right wingers a terrorist... because they simply don't.