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[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 37 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Look it's not like I wanted sharks to show up when I started dumping pig blood on those surfers

[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 14 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Or when I trained all those other sharks to attack surfers, that was different

What they did with their surfer attack training was their choice.

/s because JFC you can't tell sometimes

[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 0 points 5 days ago (2 children)

No. The US did not intentionally architect ISIS.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Neither did I intentionally architect the Great Shark Massacre of '05, it was just a funny prank. How was I supposed to know sharks like blood?

[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Sorry but that isn't applicable. And honestly it's incredibly general. You're saying consequences exist. Yes, they do. For all things. That doesn't actually mean there's direct causality with strategic intent though

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

does that make it better, frankly? like oh no no they didn't do it ON PURPOSE, they just fucked it up! they're not intentionally evil, just incompetent!

[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

I didn't say that. I said it's an inaccurate analogy.