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Old 08-28-2020, 05:59 AM   #501 (permalink)
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Whataboutism - It's ok if it's woke.
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Old 08-28-2020, 08:55 AM   #502 (permalink)
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It's not a whataboutism. It's "it's politics, not religion".
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It's not a whataboutism. It's "it's politics, not religion".
For some, there's not much discernable difference.
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Old 08-28-2020, 02:29 PM   #504 (permalink)
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Who gives a **** about terrorism? That's not the biggest issue about Islam.
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Old 08-28-2020, 02:45 PM   #505 (permalink)
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Why does it have to have one? Conservatism is ****, religion is ****, Islam is ****. Every liberal should be appalled by it but I guess it's more important to do some kind of mental gymnastics instead because it's apparently racist otherwise.
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Old 08-28-2020, 02:56 PM   #506 (permalink)
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I'm here to call out OH for his nonsense but I definitely don't remember any intentionally transphobic material.
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Why does it have to have one? Conservatism is ****, religion is ****, Islam is ****. Every liberal should be appalled by it but I guess it's more important to do some kind of mental gymnastics instead because it's apparently racist otherwise.
Because it's the only religion you ever bitch about.
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I'm here to call out OH for his nonsense but I definitely don't remember any intentionally transphobic material.
I think I remember him saying something to the extent that trans people are just confused.
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Because it's the only religion you ever bitch about.
Bull****. I've been ****ting on Christianity regularly.
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Not that I remember.
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