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US approves potential $500m sale of military equipment to Taiwan (www.aljazeera.com)
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[–] 52 points 2 years ago (1 child)

jesus christ read at least one book about the history of the conflict you're describing before you confidently spout nonsense.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years 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 🤪

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    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??

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    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

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    far from perfect can still be good.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Ok then, advice rejected.

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