• OccamsTeapot@lemmy.worldEnglish
        105·
        2 years ago

        The fact remains that the source for this claim is bro trust me. Nobody should care who I trust. But I’m sure most people can see that “bro trust me” is completely useless. I will believe it when I see evidence

          • OccamsTeapot@lemmy.worldEnglish
            93·
            2 years ago

            Nobody should believe anything because of a “bro trust me” and if you do you have a serious problem. I know nobody cares if I believe it, I am not stupid

            • Rapidcreek@lemmy.worldEnglish
              58·
              2 years ago

              Denual is a refuge for weak arguments. Obviously the the countries that control fund8ng are not in denial.

              • ???@lemmy.worldBannedEnglish
                92·
                2 years ago

                Bruh, “above our paygrade” is a prime example of denial, deflection, and appeal to authority.

                • Rapidcreek@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  38·
                  2 years ago

                  Another way of saying I do not have the information that the various countries have is not denial.

              • OccamsTeapot@lemmy.worldEnglish
                82·
                2 years ago

                Scepticism in the face of a lack of evidence, especially for a claim from one side involved in a war, is not only a good idea but necessary. Would you just believe a Russian claim about Ukranian schools, no questions asked?

                • Rapidcreek@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  47·
                  2 years ago

                  You can be a skeptic as much as you want. But, the funding countries aren’t. The UN having already fired personnel aren’t.

          • Deceptichum@kbin.social
            84·
            2 years ago

            Than we won’t support our governments for blindly believing it.

            • Rapidcreek@lemmy.worldEnglish
              49·
              2 years ago

              They have the information so they’re not blind. At least not as blind as you.

              • ???@lemmy.worldBannedEnglish
                92·
                2 years ago

                So “trust me bro” then?

                • assassin_aragorn@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  11·
                  2 years ago

                  Yeah, or about Russia invading Ukraine! Wait.

                  If you look at documents at the time, intelligence agencies said there was a possibility he had WMDs, but there was no conclusive evidence nor assurances.

                  The Bush Administration lied to Congress and said we knew for sure they had them.

                  Edit: It’s good to have healthy skepticism – it hasn’t escaped my notice that the majority of evidence behind this claim is coming from Israel. I don’t think it’s wise to deem it automatically false however, and pulling funding is premature. There should however be a serious internal investigation. And if they already have smoking guns, the UN should release them in the interest of transparency.

                  Apologies for starting out my comment as a bit of a jackass.

              • BigDill99@lemmy.caEnglish
                24·
                2 years ago

                You seem to have a low capacity for logic.