No, it not ok to mislead. Though, Ben Shapiro is a POS who itâs realistic to believe would have this thought process even is he is not stupid enough to say it out loud. Also, the discussion the quote generated is absolutely relevant given the current economy and political climate.
Which can easily be interpreted as me saying, I donât feel the same sympathy for the man, that you weirdly seem too, about him being misrepresented. Especially since the quote is on brand for him. That doesnât speak to how I feel about other people being misled or the resulting discussion. Again, your reading comprehension is not stellar, my dude, and hitting the all caps button doesnât help you win your argument.
Because you don't like him doesn't mean he should be misrepresented. I don't like Trump, AOC, or Hassan it doesn't mean I want people to mislead or make up arguments about them. That shouldn't depend on if you like someone or not. His exact statement was recorded.
Again, even when completely removing Shapiro from the equation, the resulting discussion is still relevant. The conversation I was having was never about Ben Shapiro. Which means youâre arguing a nonstarter that I doubt Shapiro himself would care about. So, how I feel about the man is, once again, irrelevant. Either stay on topic or go kick rocks.
If you go back and reread my comments, carefully, youâll see my position that this is, in fact, a common argument regardless of the quoteâs authenticity. The âtheyâ was general.
I want you to find me one quote from a politician or media personality that has said something along the lines of "if you're a poor American. You should be deported" then I'll admit you have some grounds.
The âallegedâ quote never mentioned deportations, that was just someone elseâs interpretation. And who said the statement had to come from someone famous for it to be worthy of discussion, especially when there is evidence that this is the general attitude of a political movement.
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u/WyattHMB 15h ago
Whether the quote is real or not is irrelevant when âif you donât like it leaveâ is a common right-wing argument.