And some of us have a sore lower back after playing tennis, while some of us have terminal stage four cancer. Who is to say which is worse?

I think right now there's a kind of global propaganda competition playing out and the thing that does the most damage is false equivalences that encourage loss of perspective.

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mlnj 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

The only instance of false equivalence I see is the mention of lower back pain vs cancer.

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meowkit 2 days ago | parent [-]

You cant compare qualia of suffering. At least not with our current technology. Thats the point - they both involve suffering but that doesn’t mean one is inherently worse than the other. The details and experience matter which got glossed over in these stupid debates- hence loss of perspective.

Honestly I had to read the wiki page of false equivalence and you’re not asserting the fallacy correctly.

	▲	DoctorOetker 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		we don't need machinery or a mechanism to compare it, natural selection works just fine for 99% of all species on earth.

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CuriouslyC 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

The US committed massive treaty violations and genocide, on top of huge imperialist destabilization of many sovereign nations. Tianmen square and the Uyghers are bad, but we're straight up evil.

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blackqueeriroh 2 days ago | parent [-]

The Chinese government regularly kidnaps its own citizens, who have no due process rights, and is currently engaged in a mass genocide of a racial group they consider “inferior.”

Additionally, they have supported Russia consistently during their occupation of Ukraine, and just install leaders for life.

I’m confused how you think the US is worse. I say this as an Afroindigenous person who is very clear about the harms white supremacy has inflicted upon the cultures I am a part of.

	▲	bdangubic 21 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		> Additionally, they have supported Russia consistently during their occupation of Ukraine And who are we supporting since roughly 01/2025? :-)
	▲	CuriouslyC 2 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Just on the genocide scorecard, it's us 0, China 1. Ask a native american what they think of the US govt.