Dem Bosain@midwest.social to Political Weirdos @lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoNo, actually Trump WON the debate. Because he lied about pets getting eaten. Masterful strategy.midwest.socialimagemessage-square124fedilinkarrow-up1518arrow-down122
arrow-up1496arrow-down1imageNo, actually Trump WON the debate. Because he lied about pets getting eaten. Masterful strategy.midwest.socialDem Bosain@midwest.social to Political Weirdos @lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square124fedilink
minus-squaremacarthur_park@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up108·6 days ago“directionally correct” is a fun euphemism for “false, unless you assume some insane slippery slope argument”.
minus-squarenfh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up50·5 days agomore like “it isn’t true, but it feels like the kind of thing that would be true about the people I don’t like”
minus-squareWrench@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·5 days agoIt means that it doesn’t have to be true if it targets people they love to hate. Tell the masses what they want to hear. Directionally correct.
“directionally correct” is a fun euphemism for “false, unless you assume some insane slippery slope argument”.
more like “it isn’t true, but it feels like the kind of thing that would be true about the people I don’t like”
It means that it doesn’t have to be true if it targets people they love to hate.
Tell the masses what they want to hear.
Directionally correct.