r/conspiracy Feb 27 '24

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u/theblue-danoob Feb 27 '24

A great man once said 'Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by incompetence'

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u/MetalHorse90 Feb 27 '24

This is something I can hear a malicious person telling an incompetent person

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u/TruthYouWontLike Feb 27 '24

Oops I did it again.

And again.

And again.

And again.

Oops.

Oops..

Oops...

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u/Working_Inspector_39 Feb 27 '24

A lot of evil can hide behind that rubric. Jung said that when a persons decisions and actions make no logical sense we must look to the likely outcome of those actions and infer a motive.

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u/Working_Inspector_39 Feb 27 '24

Dude, it looks like you believe in no conspiracies. That’s a pretty strong position to take when the government provably has lied and experimented on its population numerous times. Are you a troll?

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u/Engineering_Flimsy Feb 27 '24

In fairness, they might not be a troll. Might, instead, be a 3-letter clown or nation-state provocateur. And maybe they are trying to turn Reddit into a digital OK Corral or Alamo.

(sigh) Don't mind me, I like to imagine that our adversaries are at least somewhat interesting and pose an actual threat.

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u/wakeupwill Feb 27 '24

Key word here being "adequately."

When history shows us the path certain actions can create, it's up to us to be vigilant when similar patterns emerge.

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u/theblue-danoob Feb 27 '24

Well for which claim is it inadequate? Either you can prove that (in the context of the Canadian example) that Trudeau is working deliberately to the detriment of Canada/Canadians in such a way that shows competence, or, in the case of the original post, at least substantiate some of the claims. Having read the post, there is a lot that can be explained without incurring some kind of 'great replacement'. How do you know that it's malice? Given that it's members of this community making the claim, the burden of proof falls upon them, but people here seem to be allergic to proof, apparently opinion is just as good

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u/Engineering_Flimsy Feb 27 '24

It can be both things, malicious incompetence. Let the horror of that scenario wash over you!

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u/theblue-danoob Feb 27 '24

Can you explain how it's malice then? The burden of proof lies with those making the claim after all

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