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		iinnPP 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Anyone can push updates to the doge.gov website It's an argument against the conclusion. When everyone is yelling "don't let side Y do Z because that will allow W." This is why. It's a logical fallacy until you're talking to a person who's argument didn't ever change.

sanderjd 10 months ago [–]

Fair enough. But it is not hard to find people who think corruption is bad regardless of who is doing it.

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