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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Arial Black" data-source="post: 7250023" data-attributes="member: 6799649">But both can be untrue!The point is that whether or not the arguments put forward by Oofta and me (and everyone on either side) are (or are not) 'spouting propaganda', both sides of the debate are equally guilty (or not guilty) of that behaviour.So you're wrong either way. If me expressing my opinions is merely 'spouting propaganda', then so is Oofta. If he is not, then neither am I. We are doing the same thing (debating), even though we are on opposite sides of the debate.I frequently disagree with Oofta about specific claims, but I don't criticise him for having the temerity to engage in the debate! That would be absurd, since I am also engaging in the same debate!Which brings us to you(!). You witness Oofta and I debating, and conclude that the very act of debating proves that whatever I post is merely 'spouting propaganda', but don't accuse Oofta of the same thing despite the fact that he is doing the same thing! What that 'thing' may be is not the issue; the fact that two people are doing the same thing but only one gets criticised for doing it is the issue.</blockquote>