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I don't think that's the case, I'm sure it wasn't meant like that, but your original reply did seem a little... provocative? Added to that, it's generally bad
by ry_ry 9y ago
I don't think that's the case, I'm sure it wasn't meant like that, but your original reply did seem a little... provocative?
Added to that, it's generally bad form to discuss the meta without adding to the conversation, which i suspect your post above picked up downvotes. I would expect to get downvoted for this reply too tbh.
It's not a smugness thing, it's too avoid conversations getting bogged down in this sort of tedious exposition.
For what it's worth, I didn't downvote your post, if it makes you feel any better.
- atomical 9y agoPlease describe how it was provocative.
- ry_ry 9y agoI obviously don't know why everybody who downvoted you did, and I don't have the inclination to argue about it - I genuinely don't care that much - but... "Is your position that immigrants should be expedited through the immigration process?" Could be construed as a fairly challenging stance, given the very direct nature of your request for clarification and the endpoint you extrapolated. Face to face, asking that with a raised eyebrow or a smile wouldn't seem overly challenging, but plaintext loses any nuance and much of its context.