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[-] Goldholz 6 points 4 months ago

Yes. Cant get me with "what-about-the-other-animals"

[-] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 30 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

It was pretty obvious since you value an alleged dog shock collar more than brown babies

[-] Taldan@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

This mentality is so supremely unhelpful

You're creating an incredibly high barrier for change, which only leads to inaction. The more issues you tie together, the less consensus you can get

There is always another issue to point to. What about malaria? That kills more people each year than all global wars combined. When was the last time you donated to anti-malaria efforts?

We should be agreeing on the topic at hand, not attacking each other over separate issues. You'll never agree on every issue, but you can always agree on at least one issue

[-] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 20 points 4 months ago

You’ll never agree on every issue, but you can always agree on at least one issue

Which is why he shouldn't do whataboutism purity testing in a thread about Zionist censorship?

[-] decrochay@lemmy.ml 16 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

You're missing their point. Two things we know about Hasan:

  1. He's an influential and outspoken critic of human rights abuses, which has made him a target of the people/institutions responsible
  2. He might have used a shock collar to train his dog which he might have used on stream

Even if the latter is true, giving more weight to it than the former seems pretty disproportionate (imo).

As a vegan I abhor violence toward animals (and humans) and was dismayed when I saw the original clip. But after being absolutely pummelled with bs outrage "analysis" videos, to me it became clear that there was a coordinated campaign being waged to smear him, very likely from those whose abuses he criticizes.

If he uses a shock collar to train his dog, I do not like that. Ultimately, my conclusion though is that I do know that he has consistenty taken a stand against fascism, and to me it is clear which of those has more substance.

[-] PepperoniNipple@lazysoci.al 2 points 3 months ago

Comments with so much basic logic and common sense like yours always get ignored by these idiots. It always says a lot about them.

[-] ElcaineVolta@kbin.melroy.org 10 points 4 months ago

well that's great, glad to hear that! you might want to change your password or something bc someone is posting otherwise on your account, which is so weird.

I am mostly vegetarian, eating meat only once a week

[-] Goldholz 4 points 4 months ago

Yeah guess what time changes and diets change. Also wow you really looked threw my comments just to find that? Lmaoooo

[-] ElcaineVolta@kbin.melroy.org 13 points 4 months ago

lol it was the first page, four days ago. glad you've switched though!

[-] Coupable@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago

You got caught lying, take your L and move on

[-] Objection@lemmy.ml 9 points 4 months ago

"I have animals slaughtered for me on a weekly basis and lie about it, but I'm deeply concerned about unsubstantiated rumors about a leftist streamer using a shock collar."

Least bad faith carnist.

[-] prole 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

"I have animals slaughtered for me on a weekly basis

How exactly do you think food works?

[-] Objection@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

How exactly do you think food works?

[-] Objection@lemmy.ml 9 points 4 months ago

Pretty rich to say that when this whole digression is just going "what-about-hasan's-dog" to an unrelated incident.

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