• 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.