Forget about Cuba, or politics, or class, everything. This is not how you find the truth. What's the thing I'm not thinking of that's throwing things off balance? Why would someone link to North Korea's official website to argue that North Korea is not so bad? What's the use and whose it for?

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I am talking about structure. These are sources referenced and fact checked. Who would you prefer?

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 12 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (2 children)

The only sources I trust: Prager U and the US State Department. And maybe some thinktank funded by the Koch brothers called something like Institute for International Freedom and Democratic Policy

[–] reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net 10 points 4 hours ago

I thought you were serious at first, please mind my blood pressure

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 9 points 4 hours ago

Lmao almost got me

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

And this is why I think Cowbee is wasting his time trying to engage in good faith with shitlibs; you'll always just worm your way out and find some excuse, because you're not actually engaging in good faith, you've already decided what you believe, and because you're supremely arrogant westerners, nothing will ever be as good as your gut feeling for you.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

To be clear, I have no illusions about mhague changing their mind, I engage for others who see the clear bad faith and contradictory logic to maybe have their minds changed.

[–] TrippyFocus@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Gotta say I really appreciate that you do this. I try to varying degrees when I have the time since like you said it’s usually so lurkers can have their minds changed but it can be time consuming.

It’s really nice when others are jumping in to help and I see you posting great takes a ton.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 hours ago

Thanks! It's more of an evolution of myself over time, back in my Reddit days years ago I used to be such a debatebro. Now I try to be more chill and focus on education and unity, though when the obviously bad-faith users swarm in I try to call them out on that moreso than trying to focus on education. Sometimes I get great questions that help me reconsider things, sometimes people thank me over DMs or in comments, and either way it's a great feeling.

Thanks for the support!