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Comment by willy_k

17 hours ago

I think in this case Hanlon’s Razor very much applies.

"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."

When it comes to political statements everything is opposite day.

  • No. When it comes to statements by politicians, maybe. But when it comes to what people say in a setting like this thread, being so flippant in discounting people’s earnest-ness is a mistake and gets in the way of actually moving understanding forward.