Interesting question, JD.

Bad marketing makes me want to ship my pants.

Whimsical, colorful tubes of mashed eyelids and pussy lips!

They know who they are.

Hear, hear! Maybe conserve an oppressive power structure, conserve plans to harm humanity world-wide or conserve a backwards trajectory to a brutal, slave-based economy.

Conservatives gonna conserve.

How is babby formed?

Anker has been a solid brand since at least the 90’s. Always reliable. Never the fanciest, but always reliable.

Chick-fil-A, Hobby Lobby, a mega-church

…vile conservative cockroaches… Sorry, what was the question?

With Charlie Kelly on bass!

What a dumb post. It doesn’t even play on my phone or my laptop.

The thread you linked shows Flying Squid being quite reasonable while being unfairly accused of being a pedophile for having photos of their newborn child. It’s not a great example of them being unlikeable.

I understand the position in opposition to the squid’s (very common) opinion that it’s OK to have a nude photo of your baby which might be playfully and innocently used to embarass them as an adult. At no point in that thread did the squid take a position in favor of creating trauma for anyone. I would imagine, like most parents, if their daughter made it clear to them that showing the photo was a traumatic experience for them, the squid would never show it.

Also, the squid was never mean or unfair in that thread. It’s just not a good example of them being unlikeable, in my opinion. If anything, their demeanor while being unfairly called a pedophile only makes them more likeable.

Really? The squid’s take in that thread is everyday normal, especially for those of us older folks who grew up with parents who innocently took photos of us as babies in the tub. It was super common, and not at all intended to gratify anyone sexually.

Also, the squid’s demeanor in the linked exchange remained fair despite them being repeatedly implied to be some kind of pedophile. If anything, their position in that debate (and their fair demeanor) made me like them more, not less.

Wait a second… Maybe this link was all part of a slick PR move to boost the squid’s profile! Well played sir/madam!

you provided exactly 0 evidence of what you’re trying to prove

Your dissenting opinion does not disprove my evidence.

exactly 0 quotes of me that prove any of your points

This is manipulation based on deception. I used multiple quotes of your comments as evidence against you. You have just decided that they do not “prove any of (my) points”. Your opinion is irrelevant.

and exactly 0 valid arguments.

Another manipulation based on your personal opinion that the evidencr I provided was not sufficient to change your mind. My goal, however, has never been to change your mind. My goal has been to allow you to illustrate the deception, manipulation and bad faith discussion one should always expect from a conservative.

It is not possible for a conservative to enter a debate in good faith, as every word uttered by a conservative is deception or manipulation.

You’re confusing your opinion with evidence.

This statement is deception. I used your words as evidence. Your words are clearly not my opinion.

I am requesting evidence of your arguments.

This statement is manipulation based on deception. You asked me to prove that you do not have empathy for those not in your in-group. It is foundational to the basic human understanding of reality to know that it is impossible to provide evidence of the absence of something beyond the absence of the evidence of its existence. This is an informal logical fallacy called “Argument from Ignorance”. I provided a statement based on the Absence of Evidence and you replied by demanding the Evidence of Absence. This is a bad faith argument on your part.

Well, considering you cannot provide any evidence/proofs to anything you’re saying

Disregarding examples is not an effective way to counter them.

I guess there is nothing more to talk with you about

There never was. Every word you’ve uttered has been deception or manipulation, making our exchange an illustration of the very point you originally tried to debate against.

That’s a shame

Another untrue statement.

You didn’t provide any proof for that

The statement immediately above was evidence. In classic conservative fashion, you now demand evidence of that evidence. This goal-post movement will continue ad nauseum, illustrating the futility of debating conservatives.

Is it only conservatives who have a compassion for human life?

No. The opposite is true, obviously.

You are the one suggesting that somehow I lack empathy, so burden of proof is on you

You are requesting evidence of a negative, knowing full-well that it is not possible to prove a lack of existence of evidence. You have now provided yet another example of a conservative engaging in debate in bad faith.

It is a common conservative tactic of deception to claim evidence is not evidence. This has been a standard go-to tactic for conservatives throughout history.

That approach does not work on Lemmy the way it works on other platforms you may be more familiar with (e.g. Truth Social, Stormfront, Rumble). Not acknowledging evidence as its presented to you is not going to result in a normal person being fooled here. Using a condescending tone is also not going to work.

The more you writhe, slither and whine, the more I enjoy playing with my food. Ok, your turn.

The consistent behavior of conservatives world-wide is evidence that conservatives are incapable of experiencing empathy for those outside of their in-group.

Your suggestion that your capacity for empathy is somehow different than all other conservatives is bizarre and itself requires evidence to be taken at face value.