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I've argued with multiple people who swear the war in Iraq was over 9/11.
People are just fucking stupid
There are so many things going on at once all the time that you can't just blame people for misremembering even the bigger events, especially when they occurred close together long ago and had some overlap in the politics and media.
I argued with fucks about that during THE LEAD UP TO THE WAR.
And no, I stand by what I said. Right now, today, if you argue that Iraq was a just war because Sadam ordered the attack on the towers you are, beyond a doubt, an absolute moron. This is an objective fact.
You could've said that before, and that still doesn't make anyone stupid.
But what is it with people on this platform getting off on calling others stupid for not meeting their arbitrary standards? So odd.
Arbitrary? Not knowing major events like this is not arbitrary. Screaming and yelling you are an America hater who doesn't care about 9/11 because you oppose the war in Iraq isn't arbitrary. Then or now.
This isn't a 'this platform' thing. It's reality.
Yes, it's arbitrary to call people stupid because they forget. But of all the things they could be, why is stupid the go-to insult?
What are you on about?
Lol Sure, dude, you and the bunch of people calling everyone else is stupid agree on that. Idk what they put in the water on these social media sites for some folks to pretend that they're the only smart people in the room at all times.
I'm on about exactly what I've been talking about all this time. This isn't a matter of 'I think Iraq maybe did 9/11'.
I'm talking about heated argument from people who are so convinced about that that they literally scream and yell. I have had those exact words screamed in my face by a person you are convinced is intelligent for some weird reason.
As for the rest of the post...it's ignorant and irrelevant bullshit. I've never claimed I'm the only smart person in the room. Only that if you believe that Iraq caused 9/11 and will argue this point till you are blue in the face you are a moron. Simple as that. Saying something INCREDIBLY STUPID can, very easily, prove you are stupid.
Sure, Jan. Go around calling everyone else stupid who doesn't think like you want them to, that definitely sounds like something intelligent people do.
Conversely, I briefly dated a girl who said we were in Afghanistan for the oil.
The first Afghan oil production began in late 2012.