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Ok. So what makes those things "uncivil"? Is it that you feel that they're untrue characterizations? Or is it that I failed to find the correct euphemism? Or
by NoMoreNicksLeft 10y ago
Ok. So what makes those things "uncivil"? Is it that you feel that they're untrue characterizations?
Or is it that I failed to find the correct euphemism?
Or is it the mention of the ideas themselves, which would never be permissible even if true and no matter which euphemism were used?
I've re-read the other guy's comments. I'm trying to understand your point of view.
- dang 10y agoThey're uncivil because they're (a) pejorative and (b) personal. That's orthogonal to whether they're true or not. Even assuming they're completely true (which is dubious, because pejoratives mostly express dislike, not truth claims), it's still uncivil to express them that way. Indeed it's often more harmful to express a truth uncivilly than it is to express a falsehood.
- NoMoreNicksLeft 10y agoSo I need to come up with more appopriate euphemisms and talk about "theys" not "yous". Gotcha. I'll make those changes immediately.