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Fallacy of Special Privation

A fallacy where someone applies standards of privation—demands to account for harm, suffering, or failure—selectively, demanding that one system or idea be judged by its worst outcomes while exempting another system from the same standard. "Religion has caused wars, therefore religion is evil" from someone who ignores wars fought for secular ideologies. "Science has been wrong before, therefore science isn't trustworthy" from someone who trusts science when it confirms their biases. "Your side has bad people" from someone whose side also has bad people, but that doesn't count. Special Privation is hypocrisy in logical form: the harms that matter are the harms your opponents cause; your side's harms are justified, minimal, or irrelevant.
"He spent an hour listing every harm caused by organized religion throughout history. When I mentioned secular atrocities, he said 'That's different—those weren't really about ideology.' That's Fallacy of Special Privation: one standard for them, another for us. The privation is special because it only applies to people we don't like."
by Dumu The Void February 24, 2026
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We all know that Sydney's beautiful summer beaches are on the radar of most people, but have you ever considered taking a private winter tour by hiring a private Sydney tour around the Blue Mountains?

Just an hour west of Sydney, in our warmer months, The Blue Mountains are a real figure – and it is June, July and August that recall Australia's winter.

In winter, tourists guides like private Sydney tours receive you with a rare pocket of fog in Katoomba, low-lying cloud pillows across Jamison Valley and haunting dark sky over Echo Point, followed by a perfect double-arch over the horizon, not just a single rainbow. This natural beauty renders an unbelievable photographer.

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by Private Sydney tours March 31, 2021
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