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0 pointsArn_Thor1y ago0 comments

Let me quote you: "Are you suggesting there is no possible way to make the government more efficient in a way that reduces costs by some significant amount?"

The poster said no such thing.

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refurb1y ago

The poster said "DOGE is BS". DOGE is looking to make the government more efficient, so the poster said "making the government more efficient is BS".

Thus my question seems like a pretty good rephrasing.

psb2171y ago

If someone says: "I'm not a big fan of football", they're not necessarily saying: "We should kill all football players."

If someone says: "I think DOGE is BS", they're not saying: "I think any and all efforts to improve goverment efficiency are BS."

Sometimes, the thing a person says is the thing they mean to say. You're clearly creating a strawman.

refurb1y ago

But DOGE is basically “make government more efficient”, so they are interchangeable.

Trying to give an analogy like “i don’t like football” and “we should kill all football players” for my statement is pretty disingenuous and a massive strawman itself.

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refurb1y ago

The poster said "DOGE is BS". DOGE is looking to make the government more efficient, so the poster said "making the government more efficient is BS".

Thus my question seems like a pretty good rephrasing.

psb2171y ago

If someone says: "I'm not a big fan of football", they're not necessarily saying: "We should kill all football players."

If someone says: "I think DOGE is BS", they're not saying: "I think any and all efforts to improve goverment efficiency are BS."

Sometimes, the thing a person says is the thing they mean to say. You're clearly creating a strawman.

refurb1y ago

But DOGE is basically “make government more efficient”, so they are interchangeable.

Trying to give an analogy like “i don’t like football” and “we should kill all football players” for my statement is pretty disingenuous and a massive strawman itself.

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