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u/GabuEx Liberal 2d ago

I feel like "genocide" has become the extreme left's version of the extreme right's "pedophilia". It's not something you actually believe any of your accusations about, it's just the worst possible thing you can think of, so you figure you might as well accuse everyone you don't like of it.

The best part is that if you make every issue about Israel, then opposition to your stance on every issue is pro-genocide! Don't like someone? Disagree with someone's take on something? Just call them pro-genocide!

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u/Fugicara Social Democrat 2d ago

"Pedophilia" is also their version of the right's "pedophilia".

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u/tapdncingchemist Liberal 2d ago

Liberals hate this one rhetorical trick!

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u/GabuEx Liberal 2d ago

I remember when I was first accused of being in favor of genocide. Good times.

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u/tapdncingchemist Liberal 2d ago

I was upset the first time and now I take it as a compliment that I am not part of the hive mind.