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I don't think it's vacuous but I agree it would be clearer with examples.

• danharaj 10y ago
  Maybe vacuous isn't the best word. It's got a lot of empty spaces in between its lines that let you substitute your preconceptions into its narrative. It's rather vague when taken on its own, and if you want to question or verify its assertions, there is nothing concrete to work with.
  • maehwasu 10y ago
    As Moshe_Silnorin demonstrated, the available examples would cause a complete mental shutdown for most people inside the Overton Window, which makes presenting them counterproductive. I do agree with your criticism though, and the author would have done well to present historical examples that have lost their emotional intensity in the present day.
    • Avshalom 10y ago
      Moshe didn't so much demonstrate as state. That said, remarkably convenient that apparently people who don't already agree aren't even capable of hearing examples and evidence, thus rendering it not just unnecessary to substantiate the claims but imperative not to.