Anonymous OP 21h

Like it’s easy to hate on, and laugh at that caricature hypocritical leftist, because calling someone a fascist for drinking strawberry lemonade is purposefully absurd. Strawmen sort of take away the nuance, though, and tend to exaggerate. It creates the kind of dismissive effect that is often used to make people complaining about actual problems, seem crazy. Of course I am not saying that is the intention of the OP in any way, shape, or form.

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Anonymous OP 21h

While it may not be strawberry lemonade, I’ve seen people call others fascists for eating hummus, which at first seems absurd. That is until you realize that money going to purchase hummus made by Sabra is helping to fund the genocide in Palestine. I guess what I’m trying to explain is that strawman arguments, even one’s with good intentions and truthful aspects, are still reductive & lacking in nuance, and can therefore accidentally do harm towards unintended groups and legitimate arguments

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Anonymous OP 21h

Again, I am not saying that this is the intention of the OP at all, and I agree completely with their points. I’m just not a fan of strawman arguments. Sorry for the rant

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