While that is correct, it’s not what the comment you replied to did. There’s no criticisim to you as a person. It simply says that the argument reads as “whataboutism” so yup, your reply doesn’t really make sense.
Are you isolating that comment alone, while ignoring the original comment? I was talking about that one. Not any towards me, but the original OP.
I mentioned that they did not have any response, other than trying to poison the well and implying stuff about the memes community, OP and other posters.
An ad hominem would be to dismiss an argument by attacking the person or circumstances. You know, like calling someone a Russian bot.
Secondly, I think you missed the point of the image. You claim to believe America is bad, but simultaneosly adopt it’s views on geopolitical rivals uncritically. Yes, including the view that anything that portrays the west in a negative light being “Russian propaganda”. Funnily enough, that’s the real ad hominem and is something incredibly common to hear coming out of liberals.
information manipulation is how russia and friends have been winning the global war against the US for the last twenty years. can’t beat them with raw power, so beat them where you can. what is the biggest weakness right now in the US? a wildly gullible populace with very little critical thinking skills due to decades of struggling education. and it’s working, overall.
so much pro russian propaganda in the meme channel, crazy
Actually, the opposite.
Crazy to see many imperialist supporters trying to justify Western capitalist puppets/allies
I’m not saying the US is good, that’s classic whataboutism.
You made a classic ad hominem attack since you had no proper response to the meme.
I replied to see your reaction and it confirms it then.
I’m not sure you know what ad hominem means.
Attacking the person and not the point?
Should I have termed it as ‘Poisoning the well’ or something else?
What term would you have used?
While that is correct, it’s not what the comment you replied to did. There’s no criticisim to you as a person. It simply says that the argument reads as “whataboutism” so yup, your reply doesn’t really make sense.
Are you isolating that comment alone, while ignoring the original comment? I was talking about that one. Not any towards me, but the original OP.
I mentioned that they did not have any response, other than trying to poison the well and implying stuff about the memes community, OP and other posters.
You replied to the wrong comment then ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯ why would you reply to the second comment if you were referring to the first?
An ad hominem would be to dismiss an argument by attacking the person or circumstances. You know, like calling someone a Russian bot.
Secondly, I think you missed the point of the image. You claim to believe America is bad, but simultaneosly adopt it’s views on geopolitical rivals uncritically. Yes, including the view that anything that portrays the west in a negative light being “Russian propaganda”. Funnily enough, that’s the real ad hominem and is something incredibly common to hear coming out of liberals.
Did you mistake me for the original commentor?
information manipulation is how russia and friends have been winning the global war against the US for the last twenty years. can’t beat them with raw power, so beat them where you can. what is the biggest weakness right now in the US? a wildly gullible populace with very little critical thinking skills due to decades of struggling education. and it’s working, overall.
This is just Judeo-Bolshevik conspiracy for liberals.
agreed, it all sucks
eh, prettt sure most of that is the US punching itself in the face