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Re:What Will Become of the CIA? by viccis on Tuesday July 22, 2025 @02:36AM (#44643818)
>Is it worse if the alternative is another authoritarian?

Comparing the two is so fatuous I can't believe it.

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Re:What Will Become of the CIA? by xwolfi on Tuesday July 22, 2025 @03:07AM (#44644019)
You know reality is independent from your morals right ?
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Re:What Will Become of the CIA? by owebmaster on Tuesday July 22, 2025 @03:51AM (#44644299)
You can't be the bad guy saying the alternative is worse and expect to be respected tho
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Re:What Will Become of the CIA? by viccis on Tuesday July 22, 2025 @01:44PM (#44650626)
Pinochet raped political prisoners with dogs. Allende is so anodyne in comparison that the comparison is a non sequitur.
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Re:What Will Become of the CIA? by ted_bunny on Wednesday July 23, 2025 @07:32AM (#44657989)
Nonstarter, you mean?
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Re:What Will Become of the CIA? by viccis on Wednesday July 23, 2025 @03:59PM (#44663328)
No. Non sequitur. If I say Pinochet is bad, saying "Allende is bad too" is a completely nonsensical comparison, as they aren't even remotely similar and the things people are claiming are bad aren't even in the same categories.

It would be like someone saying "Kim Jong Un is a horrific leader" and then another person responding with "yeah well my home owner's association president is terrible too." Just a complete non sequitur.

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