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by oa335 79 days ago
> The Quincy Institute exists to push their "restraint/realpolitic" agenda

Every think tank exist to further their agenda… do you have a more substantive critique?

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It’s not a bad critique on its own! Yea, good to engage on the merits, but also good to acknowledge the messenger’s allegiances and biases.
They haven't "acknowledged any allegiances or biases" though, they just dismissed them because they're not of the right ideology. If they don't engage on the merits or offer substantive criticisms, there is no discussion, just a cheering contest.