Exactly like the classic fallacy they love to use:
Lib cites public CIA talking point as proof we need to bomb X country.
You say, “The CIA lies about this stuff all the time, here’s an internal CIA memo where they discuss lying and controlling the media to generate fervor and consent for killing these other people”
The lib says, “Aha, so the CIA isn’t a trustworthy source but you’re citing them here”
This way they can
A. Dismiss criticism against CIA
B. Maintain that the CIA is a trustworthy source.
C. Prevent you from citing the CIA despite them supposedly believing it is trustworthy (when it says stuff they like).
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Libs would twist this into “red fash tankies literally quoting Hitler to justify Stalinist Russia” or something
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Exactly like the classic fallacy they love to use:
Lib cites public CIA talking point as proof we need to bomb X country. You say, “The CIA lies about this stuff all the time, here’s an internal CIA memo where they discuss lying and controlling the media to generate fervor and consent for killing these other people” The lib says, “Aha, so the CIA isn’t a trustworthy source but you’re citing them here”
This way they can A. Dismiss criticism against CIA B. Maintain that the CIA is a trustworthy source. C. Prevent you from citing the CIA despite them supposedly believing it is trustworthy (when it says stuff they like).
“Stalin fed the Russians by stealing the food from Ukrainians. Haven’t you heard of a little thing called Holodomor.”