[–] 1 point 19 hours ago* (5 children)

"Ad hominem" is when you try to discredit an argument BY attacking its speaker. Someone saying something about you that you took negatively doesn't mean they're trying to attack your argument that way. They might just be changing the subject off of noticing problems with your approach.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 days ago* (2 children)

    Every election here is a missed opportunity to put in an actual resistance to take the system down. People make a million excuses on why we all need to settle for the worst or second worst candidate, and that's who we end up with, every time, because the population talked themselves into it.

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