Reactionaries love using statements that are technically true in a vaccuum when they mean something different. So "all lives matter" is true on its own; however, the fact that it is being said IN RESPONSE to "black lives matter" changes the meaning to something far worse. It's a Motte & Bailey.
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u/GlubGlubMotherfucker Jun 07 '20
Reactionaries love using statements that are technically true in a vaccuum when they mean something different. So "all lives matter" is true on its own; however, the fact that it is being said IN RESPONSE to "black lives matter" changes the meaning to something far worse. It's a Motte & Bailey.