North and South Korea reportedly set to announce official end to war

Re:North and South Korea reportedly set to announce official... by swebs on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @09:44AM (#16858189)

>If Obama had done this the Republicans would have thrown a total fit.

Let's please not turn this thread into /r/politics

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Re:North and South Korea reportedly set to announce official... by simonh on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @09:55AM (#16858290)

Ideally we should be able to discuss political issues reasonably, precisely because we are not /r/politics.

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Re:North and South Korea reportedly set to announce official... by maxxxxx on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @09:46AM (#16858203)

I think I stated an obvious fact.

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Re:North and South Korea reportedly set to announce official... by sho on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @10:00AM (#16858335)

That category of statement cannot be a fact; it's your opinion. It might be true, it might even be obviously true, but it's not a "fact".

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Re:North and South Korea reportedly set to announce official... by Brockenstein on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @10:41AM (#16858745)

While I understand the sentiment behind your statement. I would have bet every penny I have that the republicans would have thrown a fit and I'd be retired at 36. It's about as safe a bet as the Sun rises in the east. But only because republicans pitched a fit about anything Obama had a hand in. It was predictability as constant as the Northern star.

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Re:North and South Korea reportedly set to announce official... by sho on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @02:40AM (#16865177)

Well naturally I agree with you. But words are important.

It's like if I state that The Beatles have, in total, more musical merit than Katy Perry. Well, that seems totally obvious too and one would be hard-pressed to find any sane adult who would disagree. Nonetheless it's not a "fact".

Maybe I'm being a pedant but these little things annoy me. Words have meanings, those meanings are important. Anyway, I made my point too many times over already so I'll leave it :P

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Re:North and South Korea reportedly set to announce official... by Jtsummers on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @10:33AM (#16858679)

https://www.vox.com/2018/3/9/17100880/north-korea-republican...

Conservatives saying exactly what they did (condemn Obama) when he offered essentially the same thing as Trump has (with regard to talking with North Korea sans preconditions).

Fact, not opinion.

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Re:North and South Korea reportedly set to announce official... by maxxxxx on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @10:02AM (#16858353)

What do you think would have happened if Obama had offered talks with North Korea?

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Re:North and South Korea reportedly set to announce official... by sho on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @10:25AM (#16858585)

That is not my point. My point is that statements that rely on judgement and include phrases like "I think..." or "you think..." have nothing to do with facts.

Consult a dictionary if confusion persists.

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Re:North and South Korea reportedly set to announce official... by maxxxxx on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @10:34AM (#16858688)

How about "based on my observation of politics over the last few years I believe that if Obama had offered talks with North Korea he would have faced strong opposition from Republican politician in Congress.". Better?

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Re:North and South Korea reportedly set to announce official... by emaginniss on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @10:50AM (#16858836)

Speculation is never fact

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