@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 7 months agoLinus does not fuck aroundlemmy.oneimagemessage-square508fedilinkarrow-up11.62Karrow-down1144file-text
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minus-squarePelicanenlinkfedilink31•7 months agoDoesn’t make it right. Michael Jackson’s dad abused his kids and they became world famous artists, doesn’t mean abusing your kids is acceptable or should be seen as such.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink-10•7 months agoIt’s not a comparison, it’s an analogy. Important distinction.
minus-squarePyrolinkfedilinkEnglish12•7 months agoExcept it’s not a distinction at all. analogy (n.) - a comparison between one thing and another, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•7 months agoOf course it is. A square is also a rectangle but it’s still an important distinction.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink-1•7 months agoIt’s a rotten analogy. Comparing Linus having a go at some volunteers is not analogous, or comparable to a father abusing kids.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•7 months agoThe analogy is that the end result doesn’t justify the behaviour from the person in power. It’s apt.
Doesn’t make it right. Michael Jackson’s dad abused his kids and they became world famous artists, doesn’t mean abusing your kids is acceptable or should be seen as such.
This is a nonsensical comparison
It’s not a comparison, it’s an analogy. Important distinction.
Except it’s not a distinction at all.
Of course it is. A square is also a rectangle but it’s still an important distinction.
It’s a rotten analogy. Comparing Linus having a go at some volunteers is not analogous, or comparable to a father abusing kids.
The analogy is that the end result doesn’t justify the behaviour from the person in power. It’s apt.