They use to tell us we couldnt trust Wikipedia. Now we know. Wikipedia is the only website you can trust.Daft_ish@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world – 1061 points – 12 months ago304Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsShow the parent commentNazis, terrorists and/or communists. In abstract, no definition or distinction. Just don't think about it too much. "They" will fit one of these. But for sure, trust "us", because we're definitely not either of these.I don't know many communist per se (mostly other flavor of leftists/marxists) but most of the folks around me hold wikipedia in high regards.I definitely do. Wikipedia is amazing. But. Unfortunately, everything is political: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-security-wikipedia-idUSN1642896020070816 My point wasn't even judging Wikipedia. I just think "us vs them" is a horrible framework for reasoning.How is OP using that reasoning though I don't get it. Just by using the word 'They'?It sparked from me wondering who's this "they" OP was referencing to. Pretty much impossible to pinpoint. And then, I associated that with "us vs them" rhetoric lines. I didn't even accuse OP of anything. I just wrote what that shower though made me think about. Maybe it was just another shower thought.oh okIts showers all the way down man4 more...
Nazis, terrorists and/or communists. In abstract, no definition or distinction. Just don't think about it too much. "They" will fit one of these. But for sure, trust "us", because we're definitely not either of these.I don't know many communist per se (mostly other flavor of leftists/marxists) but most of the folks around me hold wikipedia in high regards.I definitely do. Wikipedia is amazing. But. Unfortunately, everything is political: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-security-wikipedia-idUSN1642896020070816 My point wasn't even judging Wikipedia. I just think "us vs them" is a horrible framework for reasoning.How is OP using that reasoning though I don't get it. Just by using the word 'They'?It sparked from me wondering who's this "they" OP was referencing to. Pretty much impossible to pinpoint. And then, I associated that with "us vs them" rhetoric lines. I didn't even accuse OP of anything. I just wrote what that shower though made me think about. Maybe it was just another shower thought.oh okIts showers all the way down man4 more...
I don't know many communist per se (mostly other flavor of leftists/marxists) but most of the folks around me hold wikipedia in high regards.I definitely do. Wikipedia is amazing. But. Unfortunately, everything is political: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-security-wikipedia-idUSN1642896020070816 My point wasn't even judging Wikipedia. I just think "us vs them" is a horrible framework for reasoning.How is OP using that reasoning though I don't get it. Just by using the word 'They'?It sparked from me wondering who's this "they" OP was referencing to. Pretty much impossible to pinpoint. And then, I associated that with "us vs them" rhetoric lines. I didn't even accuse OP of anything. I just wrote what that shower though made me think about. Maybe it was just another shower thought.oh okIts showers all the way down man
I definitely do. Wikipedia is amazing. But. Unfortunately, everything is political: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-security-wikipedia-idUSN1642896020070816 My point wasn't even judging Wikipedia. I just think "us vs them" is a horrible framework for reasoning.How is OP using that reasoning though I don't get it. Just by using the word 'They'?It sparked from me wondering who's this "they" OP was referencing to. Pretty much impossible to pinpoint. And then, I associated that with "us vs them" rhetoric lines. I didn't even accuse OP of anything. I just wrote what that shower though made me think about. Maybe it was just another shower thought.oh okIts showers all the way down man
How is OP using that reasoning though I don't get it. Just by using the word 'They'?It sparked from me wondering who's this "they" OP was referencing to. Pretty much impossible to pinpoint. And then, I associated that with "us vs them" rhetoric lines. I didn't even accuse OP of anything. I just wrote what that shower though made me think about. Maybe it was just another shower thought.oh okIts showers all the way down man
It sparked from me wondering who's this "they" OP was referencing to. Pretty much impossible to pinpoint. And then, I associated that with "us vs them" rhetoric lines. I didn't even accuse OP of anything. I just wrote what that shower though made me think about. Maybe it was just another shower thought.oh okIts showers all the way down man
Nazis, terrorists and/or communists. In abstract, no definition or distinction. Just don't think about it too much.
"They" will fit one of these. But for sure, trust "us", because we're definitely not either of these.
I don't know many communist per se (mostly other flavor of leftists/marxists) but most of the folks around me hold wikipedia in high regards.
I definitely do. Wikipedia is amazing.
But. Unfortunately, everything is political: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-security-wikipedia-idUSN1642896020070816
My point wasn't even judging Wikipedia. I just think "us vs them" is a horrible framework for reasoning.
How is OP using that reasoning though I don't get it. Just by using the word 'They'?
It sparked from me wondering who's this "they" OP was referencing to. Pretty much impossible to pinpoint.
And then, I associated that with "us vs them" rhetoric lines. I didn't even accuse OP of anything.
I just wrote what that shower though made me think about. Maybe it was just another shower thought.
oh ok
Its showers all the way down man