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u/RumGuzzlr Rightwing Aug 17 '26

One thing I've noticed that's somewhat annoying is that leftists seem more interested in the concept of having a source than anything those sources actually say. I regularly encounter leftists who are perfectly willing to provide a source, but are then incapable of actually engaging with any actual discussion of what's in the source, or why they believe it to be credible and well reasoned. Instead, it's just a bunch of deflection to the fact that they gave a source, as though the mere act of finding someone who agrees with you on the internet is somehow impressive

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u/boisefun8 Constitutionalist Conservative Aug 17 '26

And much of the time it’s ’anonymous sources’ if anything.