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NightOwl@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

Taliban's Massively Successful Opium Eradication Raises Questions About What US Was Doing All Along

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Taliban's Massively Successful Opium Eradication Raises Questions About What US Was Doing All Along

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NightOwl@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago
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Imperialism and illicit drugs commonly go together. However, with Taliban opium eradication efforts in full effect, heroin is in short supply, and experts fear that a new fentanyl crisis could be brewing in the US.
  • loathsome dongeater@lemmygrad.ml
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    Terrible argument. Textbook case of:

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      whatever you have to tell yourself to sleep at night.

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        He actually never said he needed that to sleep at night. Textbook case of a strawman argument. You can do better.

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          I wasn’t making an argument, just a dismissal

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            just a dismissal

            Sorry, that would be an Appeal to the stone fallacy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_the_stone

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              I wasn’t making an argument, just a dismissal of the person

              you’re never going to be able to prove me wrong because your entire premise is flawed (twisting my words to try to “win”)

              you’re not very good at this trolling thing

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                Ad Hominem. Moving Goalposts

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                  sorry for your troubles. I recommend you seek medical or psychiatric help.

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