this isn't a criticism, it's good messaging
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Replying to @alicemazzy
"I didn't actually believe that, it was just good messaging" is not actually a defense against a charge of hypocrisy, it's a confession.
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Replying to @AlexGodofsky
but the goal of immigration opponents making such arguments isn't to not be hypocritical, it's to reduce immigration
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Replying to @alicemazzy
And the goal of accusations of hypocrisy is to thwart them.
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Replying to @AlexGodofsky @alicemazzy
There's no coherent grounds in which your objections make sense. Either we're all bullshitting in which case "gotcha" works fine...
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Replying to @AlexGodofsky @alicemazzy
... or we aren't bullshitting and my callout is completely correct.
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Replying to @AlexGodofsky
I'm saying accusations of hypocrisy aren't effective, and that there is an asymmetry here
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Replying to @alicemazzy @AlexGodofsky
you're not bullshitting, they are, they don't care that you know because most people don't care
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Replying to @alicemazzy @AlexGodofsky
I see this all the time with alt-lite retweet farmers calling out "teh libz" which is why it irks me I guess
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this idea that if they catch their opponents in a logic trap they will be forced to concede
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but they don't care and will carry on pushing their programme. the two parties are playing completely different games
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