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Thanks for this... I'm tired of typing the same shit over and over and over.
I've responded in detail to at least a dozen people like this saying the same stupid shit and it's consistently a total waste of time. You just get back some idiocy like "okay U support genocide" and they don't seem to comprehend anything at all or even read it. Kind of makes me doubt they're serious about anything but helping Trumpy out.
Yeah... I still do it though, because it's not necessarily for the person I'm replying to, but for anyone else who might stumble upon the thread and be bombarded with disinformation.
I get your frustration, but it is really important to keep spelling it out. I find it very frustrating to be on the receiving and of lines like
I'm tired of explaining it to you peoplewhen I am earnestly engaging in a conversation for the first time, so I think it's best to give people the benefit of the doubt that maybe they really don't know, especially on forums where people other than those commenting will read it also.We've been hearing this exact same stupid shit all year. It's hard believing these people are serious. Getting Trump elected doesn't help not 'support genocide' and they never, ever, ever address that.
Well, luckily you can tag people with most Lemmy apps, so sometimes it's easy to know when people are acting in bad faith.
Don't worry buddy, someone else typed it for you. You can now go back chilling while USA government aid israel fascist government in murdering kids
I'm not your buddy.