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>I don't see any nuance Yeah, I can tell! >Are you saying anything that isn't straw men? Hey man, I'm just replying to things. >And considering your questio
by justratsinacoat 10y ago
>I don't see any nuance
Yeah, I can tell!
>Are you saying anything that isn't straw men?
Hey man, I'm just replying to things.
>And considering your question of coming from the same culture - you are assuming that the US military would be willing to go to war against their own people - a very different proposition to the wars they have been fighting
Hey man, I'm just replying to things! I am not assuming that the US military would be willing to go to war against their own people -- I'm just responding to that already established hypothetical. I infer that you want to yell at people who claim that, by your alleging that I called Yank citizenry fat. The clownfight you seek is upthread, where people established that we were talking about the US military going to war against their own people. I didn't establish anything.
- zepto 10y agoYou infer that I want to yell at people... clownfight... Erm, looks like you are the one who wants to start a fight rather than have a discussion.
- justratsinacoat 10y agoSo you claim, but anyone who opens up the "discussion" with "So, [misrepresentation of parent opinion], huh?"[0] is clearly not seeking a discussion and is instead seeking a clownfight. You had every opportunity to prove me wrong. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12958354 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12958354
- zepto 10y agoI have proved you wrong. I didn't misrepresent you. I quoted you, picking out the line which is most emblematic of your prejudice.
- justratsinacoat 10y agoYou strawmanned me, and then accused me of strawmanning. Enjoy your victory!
- zepto 10y agoI don't think you know what a straw man is.
- justratsinacoat 10y agoIt's an intentional misrepresentation of an opinion, such as "So, [misrepresentation of parent opinion], huh?"
- zepto 10y agoI didn't misrepresent you - the text I quoted was part of your argument. If you didn't mean it, why did you say it? If you did mean it, then why not simply stand behind it?