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If there's one thing I've learned over two decades of arguing with people over matters like disinformation and genocide, it's that gentle phrasing leads people to walk away with "Ah, a nice little political disagreement! Agree to disagree!"
Spreading disinformation is not something that is minor, and it should not be treated as such. Even if done without malice - and I don't think you're doing it maliciously - treating it as a 'mere' disagreement encourages people to continue repeating it. Treating is as a serious offense - which it is - forces either defense of the disinformation or discarding spreading it.
Well tbh, I also hate agreing to disagree. Discussion is the civilized solution to conflicts, although it provenly takes a long time to make sides understand each other.
Nobody knows about everything. As long as the discussion is backed with sources and non-repetitive arguments both sides benefit from it, even when not reaching a consensus.
Often I realize heated arguments even when both sides have really similar believes. Coming back to the meme's topic, I'm sure you don't see our western mainstream media as fully honest and non-biased journalism. Not that chinese or russian media is any better (far from it), but I believe autocriticism is an essential requirement for a healthy democratic society our foreign ministers brag about.