• 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.