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Faith  Suspended Member (Idle past 1464 days) Posts: 35298 From: Nevada, USA Joined: |
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NoNukes Inactive Member |
Here's an example of the problem: how do I prove that the remarks Trump has made that are called racist aren't in fact racist? I know they are not, yes I know it, but the spin is very convincing to some You cannot prove it just by saying that you know it. What you would do instead is offer an argument for your position. Your argument might include an explanation of why the examples of racism others present are not racism, examples of things he has done that indicate that he is not racist, and arguments that he did not do the racist things. Of course, you might expect rebuttals of your arguments. You could try to rebut the rebuttals. I would expect that if the discussion ever got that far, you'd have long since returned to just calling us Liberal Nazi fascists and claiming that we were trying to shut you up using Maoist tactics. So it is probably not worth the trouble of going through all of that. Just do you. Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846) "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door! We got a thousand points of light for the homeless man. We've got a kinder, gentler, machine gun hand. Neil Young, Rockin' in the Free World. Worrying about the "browning of America" is not racism. -- Faith I hate you all, you hate me -- Faith No it is based on math I studied in sixth grade, just plain old addition, substraction and multiplication. -- ICANT
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Faith  Suspended Member (Idle past 1464 days) Posts: 35298 From: Nevada, USA Joined: |
It's not worth it.
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NoNukes Inactive Member
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It's not worth it. I know. That begs the question of why you are here posting in debate forums when debating is not what you care to do. Wouldn't you be happier exchanging words with like-minded people who already believe exactly as you do? Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846) "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door! We got a thousand points of light for the homeless man. We've got a kinder, gentler, machine gun hand. Neil Young, Rockin' in the Free World. Worrying about the "browning of America" is not racism. -- Faith I hate you all, you hate me -- Faith No it is based on math I studied in sixth grade, just plain old addition, substraction and multiplication. -- ICANT
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ringo Member (Idle past 432 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: |
NoNukes writes:
Then what will she do with the brick that she normally stores on top of her caps-lock key? Wouldn't you be happier exchanging words with like-minded people who already believe exactly as you do?And our geese will blot out the sun.
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Faith  Suspended Member (Idle past 1464 days) Posts: 35298 From: Nevada, USA Joined: |
No, it's those who disagree with me who need to hear the opposing point of view.
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jar Member (Idle past 414 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined:
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Faith writes: No, it's those who disagree with me who need to hear the opposing point of view. Agreed, so why do you never bring anything but unsupported assertions, innuendo, misrepresentation and patently false material? To convince anyone you need to bring something with substance and worth.
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ringo Member (Idle past 432 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: |
Faith writes:
Why does there have to be an "opposing" point of view at all? Why can't you grasp the idea of looking at the news objectively, without a lot of preconceived ideological baggage? No, it's those who disagree with me who need to hear the opposing point of view.And our geese will blot out the sun.
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Chiroptera Inactive Member
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Well, the only reason I bother with the internet is to interact with "opposing points of view". It would be a shame if you weren't around any more.
What do you despise? By this are you truly known. -- Frank Herbert
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Faith  Suspended Member (Idle past 1464 days) Posts: 35298 From: Nevada, USA Joined: |
I could certainly ask my opponents the same question. Very few of the "facts" that are reported in the news stand as simple facts.
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Faith  Suspended Member (Idle past 1464 days) Posts: 35298 From: Nevada, USA Joined: |
For reasons I believe I've given clearly enough, I'm content if I can simply state my opinion to get it on the table.
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ringo Member (Idle past 432 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined:
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Faith writes:
I've told you before, I only go by Trump's own words. I don't pay any attention to commentators. I could certainly ask my opponents the same question. Very few of the "facts" that are reported in the news stand as simple facts. Out of his own mouth and tweety-fingers, he's an idiot, a racist, a misogynist, a liar, an ignoramus, etc. If news sources, fake or otherwise have noticed the same thing, that might be because it's true. And by the way, I actually agree with Trump on a couple of things, so don't accuse me of being an ideologue.And our geese will blot out the sun.
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jar Member (Idle past 414 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined: |
Faith writes: For reasons I believe I've given clearly enough, I'm content if I can simply state my opinion to get it on the table. No one has ever questioned the fact that you have an opinion but the issue is "Why do you hold that opinions? What is the evidence to support such an opinion or give it any validity beyond just being your opinion?" Edited by jar, : fix quote
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NoNukes Inactive Member |
For reasons I believe I've given clearly enough, I'm content if I can simply state my opinion to get it on the table. Based on your whining about your reception, we know that you are not content. But why start a whole new thread if you don't really want to discuss anything? You could have posted this stuff to one of the existing threads. Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846) "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door! We got a thousand points of light for the homeless man. We've got a kinder, gentler, machine gun hand. Neil Young, Rockin' in the Free World. Worrying about the "browning of America" is not racism. -- Faith I hate you all, you hate me -- Faith No it is based on math I studied in sixth grade, just plain old addition, substraction and multiplication. -- ICANT
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Faith  Suspended Member (Idle past 1464 days) Posts: 35298 From: Nevada, USA Joined: |
I've told you before, I only go by Trump's own words. I don't pay any attention to commentators. Out of his own mouth and tweety-fingers, he's an idiot, a racist, a misogynist, a liar, an ignoramus, etc. This is nave at best. It is Trump's own words that get misinterpreted, taken out of context and so on. This happens to me ALL THE TIME here, I mean ALL the time, the times anyone gets what I mean add up to about, oh, half a dozen over all the years I've posted here, so there's nothing odd about it happening to Trump, especially when those reporting on him or reacting to him hold a leftist worldview that completely opposes his worldview.
If news sources, fake or otherwise have noticed the same thing, that might be because it's true. Not with a leftist press, no.
And by the way, I actually agree with Trump on a couple of things, so don't accuse me of being an ideologue. Well, but the rest of what you said is pretty standard leftist. Edited by Faith, : No reason given.
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ringo Member (Idle past 432 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined:
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Faith writes:
How can I misinterpret what I actually see him say on video? What did I misinterpret when he said he had the largest crowd ever on inauguration day? What has that got to do with my worldview? It is Trump's own words that get misinterpreted, taken out of context and so on.And our geese will blot out the sun.
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