Palestinian Children Tortured, Used As Shields By Israel, UN Says

[FinnAgain]

Sorry for the double post, but, yep, found the quote:

@newcomer

Every time they are facing indignation from the casual observers and those in the know who are thousands miles away and when pressed with the facts on the ground and with the daily reality of the people suffering two get-out-of-jam cards are pulled.

First one is invoking pseudo-complexity as a method of perpetuating status quo. It goes something like this… you know, you make lot of sense and I acknowledge it but it is much more complex than you might think, not that you are stupid or anything it`s just you have other things to do and you try to solve it quickly which means negating the inherent complexity and on and on until full 180 degrees turn in which you, as a bonus, get accused that your conclusion, always opposite of theirs, is harmful because it is, wait for it… too simplistic. It is the tool of a persistent yet not fully articulate apologist, has nothing to do with debate, facts, logic or arguments but just plain simple ignorance. I’m sure there is some Latin name for this kind of fallacy.

The second one is used in a similar situation, as cop out, when facts and logic clearly point to only one conclusion, which needless to say is, again, opposite of what they would want you to conclude. It is the idea that if you only read something more, on top of what you already read, be it a book, an article, an essay, whatever it is, it assuredly contains stuff that would make you change your conclusion. Because, the cop-out method goes along the lines as… you seem well versed, you show significant knowledge of the subject, you are even congratulated on your interest, but they read much, much more from the sources not available to you, because there is a knowledge available only to them and they are certainly willing to point you in a right direction, they will provide all the resources however, you are warned that to get to the nirvana of the understanding about this conflict that they are at you will need not only years and years of study of new materials but also willingness to subject to mind-blowing truths so you better be open minded, which of course you are. There, another tool that perpetuates status quo.

So, in other words, to you, people pointing out your lack of knowledge, or lack of comprehension, or lack of awareness of context? They’re all just trying to throw you off the scent. Because, after all, you know you’re right. And what do they have, against your gnosis? Facts you weren’t aware of? Pshaw. Context that makes an issue more complex than a simplistic Good Guys/Bad Guys gloss? Who needs it! Evidence that you’re ignoring in order to come to your conclusion? Why are they playing such dishonest games?!?

Truly, with such adroit debating tactics, I have no idea why you can post about nothing in this thread other than how powerless you are to support your own position. I’m baffled. Really.
Scout’s honor.