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Culture War Roundup for the week of December 5, 2022

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This exchange is a lot like this classic meme. You are being extremely condescending and scornful, sneering that anyone that “ever opened a history book” would know better (but refusing to elaborate or engage), while FarNearEverywhere is saying he would break the nose of anyone questioning genocide.

On the other hand, @SecureSignals is providing numerous sources, links and actual arguments regarding the historiography of the Holocaust.

I understand there is the whole issue from Epistemic Learned Helplessness, that a crank with a hobby horse can be much more prepared than a mainstream normie. But you should understand, SecureSignals is coming across better here. In this exchange, the mainstream looks smug and dismissive, but simultaneously evasive and heavily reliant on emotional manipulation.

I've spent enough of my life having exchanges where people say "oh wow, my username means 'race science' in German? I had no idea, I just thought it sounded cool. Anyways, here's why Britain and France were responsible for starting WWII..."

The guy's initials are SS. C'mon.

But you should understand, SecureSignals is coming across better here.

In tone, perhaps. @johnfabian is obviously allowing himself to become frustrated.

In substance, though, SecureSignals' debating tactics are similar to those of Ken Ham and Duane Gish.

It's amazing how far a low effort meme can be elevated by the mastodon-in-bio replies proving that it's gospel truth, my god.