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"And for those that toe the line with dental benefit BS..." you _did_ say this, i'm not sure why you keep getting defensive when someone replies to your words.

samstave 10y ago
Yes I did... Tell my why, irrespective of anything else, that the dental benefits of Fluoride in everything is what we should do? I am not saying we shouldnt I just want to hear the statement for it... as I do not know. Again, I am just relaying a quote... and I personally have no idea. Also, I'm not "defensive" and I actually find calling someone defensive to be a really lame way of discussing anything. Don't be defensive when I call you out for beating your wife. Stop resisting.
- DanBC 10y ago
  The many downvotes are asking you to reconsider your aggressive posting style.
  - samstave 10y ago
    First I am accused of being defensive... now I am being accused of being aggressive... WTF?!?!?!
    - tptacek 10y ago
      In case this is helpful: things like "WTF?!?!?!" aren't helping.
      - samstave 10y ago
        WTF am I supposed to be helping. Reading comprehension apparently fails this audience. so yeah. Fuck that. Read a quote. Did I say it no, hence we have the term in english called "quote" - we even have fricken literal characters on our keyboards and in our lexicon called "quotes" Let me try this for you: "Don't kill the messenger" -- SamStave Kill me for that.
        jolux 10y ago
        Well the fact that you are diverting discussion of the content of your quote through claiming that quoting it was not an endorsement of its sentiment -- a claim I still find specious at best under these circumstances -- seems to suggest that you are not confident in its validity. Is this the case? Because that's understandable, and we'd get a lot further in this discussion through recognizing it rather than not and continuing to avoid saying whether or not you actually believe what you quoted.
        samstave 10y ago
        So by your logic we automatically believe that someone quoting another means that one is supporting the sentiment or belief in the stated quote?
        DanBC 10y ago
        When you accompany the quote with your own words expressing doubt in fluoridation, then yes, people will think you agree with what you're posting. Especially if it's something you keep posting.
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samstave 10y ago

Yes I did... Tell my why, irrespective of anything else, that the dental benefits of Fluoride in everything is what we should do? I am not saying we shouldnt I just want to hear the statement for it... as I do not know. Again, I am just relaying a quote... and I personally have no idea. Also, I'm not "defensive" and I actually find calling someone defensive to be a really lame way of discussing anything. Don't be defensive when I call you out for beating your wife. Stop resisting.

DanBC 10y ago
The many downvotes are asking you to reconsider your aggressive posting style.
- samstave 10y ago
  First I am accused of being defensive... now I am being accused of being aggressive... WTF?!?!?!
  - tptacek 10y ago
    In case this is helpful: things like "WTF?!?!?!" aren't helping.
    - samstave 10y ago
      WTF am I supposed to be helping. Reading comprehension apparently fails this audience. so yeah. Fuck that. Read a quote. Did I say it no, hence we have the term in english called "quote" - we even have fricken literal characters on our keyboards and in our lexicon called "quotes" Let me try this for you: "Don't kill the messenger" -- SamStave Kill me for that.
      - jolux 10y ago
        Well the fact that you are diverting discussion of the content of your quote through claiming that quoting it was not an endorsement of its sentiment -- a claim I still find specious at best under these circumstances -- seems to suggest that you are not confident in its validity. Is this the case? Because that's understandable, and we'd get a lot further in this discussion through recognizing it rather than not and continuing to avoid saying whether or not you actually believe what you quoted.
        samstave 10y ago
        So by your logic we automatically believe that someone quoting another means that one is supporting the sentiment or belief in the stated quote?
        DanBC 10y ago
        When you accompany the quote with your own words expressing doubt in fluoridation, then yes, people will think you agree with what you're posting. Especially if it's something you keep posting.
      - deleted 10y ago
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