This meme is from 2004. History repeats itself.

  • Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Rules of the internet: you can safely discard everything that comes before the “, but”

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        1 year ago

        The soundness of your argument should not depend on your stance. It is a common tactic to state that you are “pro-X” but criticize X, because people are more likely to sympathize with your criticism that way. The commenter you replied to is simply reminding us of this.