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  • DankZedong
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    2 years ago

    I’d first ask them how they got to that conclusion. No doubt he holds some wealth but billions is way out there. Hell, the man earns around 22k dollars a year.

    Remember, it’s not always up to you to refute bullshit. First, people have to back up their bullshit to do that.

    • MarxMadness
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      2 years ago

      Remember, it’s not always up to you to refute bullshit.

      Unfortunately, I don’t think this is correct in the context of talking to people about socialism. It’s not a formal debate; it’s persuasion and rhetoric. Pointing out that they didn’t source anything can help, but it’s rarely enough to get anyone to change their mind.

      The bar is higher for us because we are swimming against the current of a century of anti-communist propaganda.