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Seriously what's that idea? (feddit.org)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by NichEherVielleicht@feddit.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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They shouldn't be able to do that!

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[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 6 points 19 hours ago

My mind is going in overdrive thinking of the possibilities on this. This is like the argument equivalent of trying to pay with an IOU. "I have the best reasons, but you don't know them as they live in another country" sort of stuff.

I am thinking there are a few possibilities (please add if you can, this is fun):

There is no group in question and its just a lame tool to try and win an argument.
The group in question did/does have issues with harassment, but does not have an opinion on this exact thing (so they are not being named as the poster knows they will not get support)
The group is so very unpopular that the very mention of them will lower the credibility of the poster (hexbear, pedophiles, people who don't put their carts back, etc.)
The group is not being harassed at all, but like the poster does not like that people can criticize them