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this post was submitted on 31 Aug 2026
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the person you're replying to is notorious for constructing ethical frameworks out of thin air then using loaded language and blame/shame tactics to high road any interlocutors who disagrees or adds nuance. theyre actually pretty good at boxing people into corners by steel manning exaggerated versions of their position then knocking them down with pearl clutching tactics. something along the lines of, "I can't believe you laughed a joke about! Don't you know laughing or thinking about a bad thing is morally equivalent to doing the actual thing?!"
they're otherwise actually pretty based in their views and make valid points but come off as antagonistic and self-serious to the point of discouraging others from engaging in conversation where people are allowed to grow and evolve their opinions.
best to tag and move on.
You sure you want to defend someone advocating for murdering loud children?
They clearly weren’t joking when they posted this, but atleast now it should be clear and you’ll adjust your comment here yeah?
There’s times when you need to be able to think for yourself and notice that it’s not a dark joke and is maybe a cry for help.
And than there’s always people who defend them as well… peas in a pod I guess.
fyi you are not "the person" I was referring to at all earlier. regardless, I won't pretend that policing which types of jokes are allowed on the internet (a joke clearly intended as rage bait which you fell for, btw) somehow places you on a pedestal above others.
maybe for you, this is "real life" but for me this is a shit post comment section. this isn't the salon or academy or public tribunal. it's not an essay prompt asking you to stake a moral position on a controversial topic. no one is actually being harmed here.
the meme is OBVIOUS engagement bait to get people like yourself riled up over literally nothing. a meme by an edgelord. that you just REACTED in the most knee jerk way to, by claiming moral high ground about an unserious hypothetical scenario.
the worst part of this interaction honestly, is that posts like this divide and push otherwise similar minded people into "take a side or be condemned" type of thinking. i never once commented on the content of the meme but I did fall for the bait of engaging/warning others not to engage with certain posters.
qed, much ado about nothing.