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ICJ orders Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza, stops short of ordering ceasefire

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jnsaff2 ◴[27 Jan 24 10:14 UTC] No.39154273[source]▶
What is the guidance regarding commenters who are obvious trolls, propagandists and bad faith actors?

Being kind to them is completely wasted effort.

Replying to them is also wasted effort as they won't be persuaded.

However leaving bullshit unchallenged might make trusting bystanders believe that this is actually the truth.

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tim333 ◴[27 Jan 24 11:45 UTC] No.39154762[source]▶
Polite factual refutation probably works.
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cultofmetatron ◴[27 Jan 24 12:00 UTC] No.39154839[source]▶
yea I tried that. I posted links to all my sources as well as opinions from credible human rights organizations. they just play the game of being obtuse to the very end and then gaslight you about needing to backup my opinions as if there weren't at least 2-3 inks for every assertion I make.

one side of this debate is very much NOT acting in good faith because they rely on the status quo being maintained to continue what they are doing

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YeGoblynQueenne ◴[27 Jan 24 12:25 UTC] No.39154965[source]▶
So what? People will see your sources and see what the other person writes and they can make up their own minds.
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jnsaff2 ◴[27 Jan 24 12:39 UTC] No.39155050[source]▶
What I have observed is that you refute that actual bullshit with facts and then they come back with some other "whatabout" and new bullshit.
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1. gosub100 ◴[27 Jan 24 13:14 UTC] No.39155274[source]▶
thats a good indicator that you should stop commenting in online message boards. This (and a litany of other reasons) is why "internet comments" have a terrible reputation. Comment boards have been around 20+ years and no one has yet been able to create a system that doesn't encourage degeneracy.