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Where did I use those words? I said you were engaging in passive aggressive posturing. Which you were.

Really? "They" are the people who disagree with you, right? You are not "haunted like that", right?

@"All sight" Some of the strategies you specifically have used have been to falsely imply that others are ignorant of the topic at hand, and to impugn...

@"All sight" Someone who strongly virtue signals about being kind and loving, but when others don't respond the way they wish, engages in subtle insul...

I'm not going to give you an English lesson. Demonstrate you can do at least some cognitive work yourself and if you really can't figure out why that ...

No, it was deleted because you repeated in it (only in different words) the essence of your pseudo-scientific race-based and racist theories. Again, b...

So, abusive argumentation is out, but passive aggressive posturing is fine... Ok then...

A very welcome bit of good news. Well done, Sam. :strong: You've conclusively demonstrated that anyone in this discussion who suggested you keep the r...

+ @"Harry Hindu" From the guidelines: "The above guidelines are in place to help us maintain a high standard of discussion and debate, and they will b...

If you can't figure that one out, you're really in trouble, as you are if you can't figure out why the mod team on this site are not the same as Nazis...

Maybe it was temporarily. There are sometimes... accidents. Or it could have been a bug. It's there now anyhow. :up:

@"csalisbury" The thrust of what apo is saying is how I see it too. I tend to posit it in terms of irreconcilable drives, but his divisions are neat e...

What do you mean?

It certainly wouldn't be my cup of blood either. I like my flagellations short and sweet.

It's one of the great mysteries of life, which even I have never managed to work out. :chin: We all have our limits...

You're welcome. I do remember your fondness for JMC over the years, so I know it's a sad time for you. And I hope you'll try not to let the actions of...

:lol:

I heard it's actually the last one though. So, that's it. It's been...wild.

Respect for your dignified memorial to someone you genuinely admired, Tiff.

:clap: @"Sam Sam"

Yes, let's leave it at that. Your previous comments are not on-topic anyway, and I'd prefer we stick to the OP here. Future commentary on that issue w...

No it doesn't. Promoting the following pseudosicentific nonsense does make you a racist though: Which is why you were warned that if you say it again,...

Why would anyone want Trump at their funeral? He'd find a way to make it about him. Or the media would. It would be impossible to have anything truly ...

It was so odd. He almost seemed hypnotized the way he went along with it all: (To paraphrase) "Here's the flesh of a political prisoner who was tortur...

Sounds intriguing. Any big fish on last night? Hope to see Sarah too... She's a "funny" lady even without Sacha's help.

This is actually the best answer.

Illogical Spock. Return to Vulcan for retraining. :razz: ... But oh, OK, you win. Just keep an eye on your wallet when Sap is around. :eyes:

Hope springs eternal. :halo: Again, I agree with the sentiment and we have also agreed that extreme measures may be necessary to combat evil even if d...

Ok, I'm getting a clearer view of your position now. Thanks.

Sorry, do you mean here you actually would help to kill the Nazis?

True. I've had as much success with harsh words as with reasoned argument though I think. That being very little in both cases. :)

If everyone thought like that the world would be a much finer place. But when some don't, it becomes inappropriate to make it a hard and fast principl...

It's not always delusional to think that. But in the specific case of Hitler (and those like him) it seems to be, doesn't it? At least I don't know wh...

That's the way it can work. Not on the internet though. It's too impersonal.

They are yes/no questions. Please do me the courtesy of responding with a yes/no answer to each. Thank you in advance.

Again, you are being disrespectful and unkind. I am not attacking your character and am trying to show love as you suggested.

These ones:

You are being disrespectful and unkind now. I asked you nicely to answer my questions, then answered yours and did not impugn your character yet you f...

We got into a hypothetical which will help me to understand your views. Now, can you answer my questions please? As again it will help me to understan...

No, it's not brow-beating.If anyone (including you) advocated standing by and not doing anything except expressing love for Hitler while he proceeded ...

If you stood by "loving" Hitler without making any attempt to forcibly stop him while he proceeded to annihilate the Jewish race, you would be the evi...

When you have total power over someone, it's much easier to advocate unconditional love. And I would go along with this (unless my child acquired a ca...

So would I, but (sticking with the more extreme examples we spoke of) loving Hitler wouldn't have stopped him in WWII. It took an invasion of Europe. ...

Well, the point with people as dangerous as Nazis (to stay with this example) is primarily to stop them doing the damage they do. There are different ...

You pass the tinman test for having a heart (just about). @"Sapientia" needs to go see the wizard. :starstruck:

Interesting example about school integration. Thanks. BTW I forgot to reference the troop numbers thing. If anyone is curious: https://www.americanwar...

If it's just about how best to market your idea to your opponent in order to convince him/her you're right and they're wrong, i.e. to "win", it's more...

Agree, and that was more or less the point of some of us here. I don't see how the big T can be avoided with a coherent philosophical narrative even i...

It depends on the context. Take an extreme: say you're arguing with one of the Nazis who marched at Charlottesville chanting "Jews will not replace us...

Aw, don't give up you big jellyfish ;). There's surely a happy medium achievable between belief in an imminent utopian revolution and despair at any c...