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Dark-mode Reddit thread screenshot. HotConsideration30, 4h: "The incest states should not dictate policy" (44 points). Reply by T33CH33R, 4h: "Hey, but they are number one in or ...". youarebadatyourjob, 4h: "Strawman argument." (-61). Llarys, 3h: "Ok then, let's be pragmatic about it. The poorest states should not dictate spending policies for the rest of us. The states with the highest maternal, and infant,…

Pragmatic Reddit Reply Takes Red States to Task

A Reddit comment-thread screenshot where a user answers a 'strawman' charge by arguing the worst-performing states shouldn't set policy. Ends with a jab about participation trophies, a 90s-kid staple.

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Dark-mode Reddit thread screenshot. HotConsideration30, 4h: "The incest states should not dictate policy" (44 points). Reply by T33CH33R, 4h: "Hey, but they are number one in or ...". youarebadatyourjob, 4h: "Strawman argument." (-61). Llarys, 3h: "Ok then, let's be pragmatic about it. The poorest states should not dictate spending policies for the rest of us. The states with the highest maternal, and infant,…

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