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In reply to the discussion: Putin is a Right Wing Fascist Thug [View all]Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)I asked you to provide an example of a Du'er supporting Putin or thinking Putin is a liberal. You chose as your example rdharma. The logic behind your choice is that he compared the Ukrainian government to Nazis, and since so does Russia, that must mean rdharma supports Putin and thinks Putin is a liberal.
That's just fallacious logic on your part. First it's reliant on binary thought - that opposing one means support for the other. This is the sort of logic that leads to opposition to the Iraq war being seen as being "pro-Saddam" which is why a lot of us are laughing at the bog trolls who keep trying this logic.
Second it's a genetic fallacy where a shared position is taken to mean sharing all positions; "You like dogs? Well, so did Hitler!"
You gave an example, sure, but it happens that it's a really bad example that happens to not actually make your point. You might as well have showed me a .gif of a dancing banana, told me it's peanut butter jelly time, and claimed that your argument was made.
There are Nazis in the Ukrainian government, and they hold some pretty key positions currently. Pointing that out, and regarding the government as a whole tainted by their presence, does not translate into supporting Putin, or thinking Putin is a leftist which is what you are claiming.