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by marsrover 1827 days ago
If we want to address significant negative externalities that have remain unaddressed for over a decade maybe we should look into how many people we bomb on a frequent basis. Or healthcare. Or corruption in politics. Or our crumbling society.
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"Bad thing exists, therefore, really, this isn't that bad of a thing" isn't an argument.
It is when it's a zero sum game.
Thanks for your input! You have committed a subvariety of the classic tu quoque logical fallacy also sometimes colloquially known as "whataboutism". It is irrelevant to the topic at hand. Would you care to try again, and address the argument rather than deflecting?
yes, those are also bad
Thanks your your valuable input.