jackeroni@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 2 days agoDamn like pick up a book some timelemmy.mlexternal-linkmessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down1109
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minus-squareMBech@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down7·2 days agoAnd who gave you the information that made you think the dprk isn’t that bad?
minus-squareAmnesigenic@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down6·2 days agoLong and easily verifiable history of western media stories about NK being proven completely wrong+obvious foreign policy motive for lying=dismiss stories until they’re proven true
minus-squareThirdConsul@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down5·1 day agoBut… That’s just an argument that you don’t know the situation in NK. Not that the situation is anything, good or bad? If I lie to you where the fire is, it does not mean the fire is cold.
minus-squareAmnesigenic@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agoNot knowing would be a good reason to assume nothing, I don’t have to believe the fire is cold to doubt that there’s a fire at all
And who gave you the information that made you think the dprk isn’t that bad?
Science
Long and easily verifiable history of western media stories about NK being proven completely wrong+obvious foreign policy motive for lying=dismiss stories until they’re proven true
But… That’s just an argument that you don’t know the situation in NK. Not that the situation is anything, good or bad?
If I lie to you where the fire is, it does not mean the fire is cold.
Not knowing would be a good reason to assume nothing, I don’t have to believe the fire is cold to doubt that there’s a fire at all