Yep i think too much people pulled this on me .
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ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Most of the time, these people are not arguing in good faith. It’s called sealioning.
Mindhunter@lemmy.today 9 months ago
Dagwood222@lemm.ee 9 months ago
It says a lot that I’ve been following politics for years, and I’m only having to learn terms like this and ‘Gish Gallop’ now.
Cryophilia@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Reverse Cargo Cult will blow your mind.
Dagwood222@lemm.ee 9 months ago
What would be your examples? I kind of get the idea, but I am not quite sure
Thanks
Cryophilia@lemmy.world 9 months ago
It’s a kind of post-truth argument to apathy. The Soviet Union was famous for it.
hanshowe.org/…/trump-and-the-reverse-cargo-cult/
It’s very difficult to combat because if someone is convinced that everything is a lie, then it’s really impossible to un-convince term.
It ties in to "both sides"erism a lot. You point out a horrible thing Trump does, they respond with, yeah, politicians are shit, you say no one particular party and its orange emperor are shit, they say Democrats are just as bad and you’re a sucker for believing otherwise.