Dem Bosain@midwest.social to Political Weirdos @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoNo, actually Trump WON the debate. Because he lied about pets getting eaten. Masterful strategy.midwest.socialimagemessage-square120fedilinkarrow-up1497arrow-down120
arrow-up1477arrow-down1imageNo, actually Trump WON the debate. Because he lied about pets getting eaten. Masterful strategy.midwest.socialDem Bosain@midwest.social to Political Weirdos @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square120fedilink
minus-squaremacarthur_park@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up106·2 months ago“directionally correct” is a fun euphemism for “false, unless you assume some insane slippery slope argument”.
minus-squarenfh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up50·2 months agomore like “it isn’t true, but it feels like the kind of thing that would be true about the people I don’t like”
minus-squareWrench@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 months agoIt means that it doesn’t have to be true if it targets people they love to hate. Tell the masses what they want to hear. Directionally correct.
“directionally correct” is a fun euphemism for “false, unless you assume some insane slippery slope argument”.
more like “it isn’t true, but it feels like the kind of thing that would be true about the people I don’t like”
It means that it doesn’t have to be true if it targets people they love to hate.
Tell the masses what they want to hear.
Directionally correct.