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US approves potential $500m sale of military equipment to Taiwan (www.aljazeera.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I agree my characterisation is far off the mark. But the poster I responded to wasn’t even in the same galaxy, so I still considered it an improvement.

Also, I’m not Jesus Christ 🤪

[–] [email protected] 49 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Do they make redditors in a factory or something

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No, they make Patrick.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Youve gotta be shitting me

[–] [email protected] 22 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

So you acknowledge the fact that you don't know shit about the topic you're spouting off on but you still just assume you know better??

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They did not say that they don't know shit about the topic, not even close. They simply said their characterization is far off the marks. That means that their understanding of the conflict is far from perfect, but they absolutely do know shit about it.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

They didn't say they were wrong

They just said they were far off the mark

That means their understanding is far from perfect

They absolutely do know their shit

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

far from perfect can still be good.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

far off the mark

Can it be time for you to shut up yet?

To think that you saw me make fun of you for the game of telephone you played with yourself and decided to take the final translation and defend yourself with it. Way to miss the fucking point. "Far from the mark" was already cope by someone who was simply fucking wrong about what they said.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I am not going to shut up. I am not going to shut up at anyone's request. I also believe that their comment had a certain degree of truth to it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Baby brain. "What they said may have been completely false but I still feel like it's true"

Shutting the fuck up at this point isn't a request; it's advice.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ok then, advice rejected.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Shocking

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Fine, I might actually take your advice. (don't gloat)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

update to my previous comment: I decided to not take your advice anyway