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In reply to the discussion: Just as "There are no atheists in a fox hole" it turns out that... [View all]Orrex
(63,057 posts)Specifically it was worded in such a way that clearly indicates that the OP holds the phrase to be true?
The key part is "just as," meaning that the truth of one subsequent phrase is "just as" true as the other subsequent phrase. That is, if we accept as true the repeatedly (and currently) demonstrated phenomenon of even the most spirited Libertarians grateful to accept the help of the socialist government, then we should equally accept that there are no atheists in foxholes.
On the other hand, we could conclude that--since there are atheists in foxholes--then not everyone is a socialist during a natural disaster.
From a rhetorical standpoint, the comparison falters.
A more accurate way to word the OP is this:
"Although it's not true that there are no atheists in foxholes, it is absolutely true that Capitalists welcome Socialist aid in times of disaster." Phrased that way--which we can infer was the OP's actual intent--it's clear that the comparison doesn't quite work as constructed.