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> Glancing through yznovak's post history, he's a Ukrainian Hmm. Is that something you do often? Why not just say you disagree with him instead of the need to
by rdtsc 8y ago
> Glancing through yznovak's post history, he's a Ukrainian
Hmm. Is that something you do often? Why not just say you disagree with him instead of the need to point out his nationality. That looks like xenophobia at first glance.
- dsr_ 8y agoI'm pointing out that he shouldn't be expected to know the complete history of the American War on Some Drugs. You can check my post history to see if I frequently reference someone's nationality in a context where it isn't directly relevant to the topic at hand. I await your report.
- rdtsc 8y ago> You can check my post history to see if I frequently reference someone's nationality See, I'll take your word for it, because I think it is a little creepy checking people's post history.
- jMyles 8y ago> because I think it is a little creepy checking people's post history. It's not creepy. It's part of having a responsible and informed dialogue.
- rdtsc 8y agoHow is xenophobia part of having a responsible and informed dialogue. He dug through, found out the person is a different nationality and is not American. Then assumed they are not informed enough (in the best case) to make a valid argument. Which turned out to be wrong because they actually lived and worked in the area and other parts of the US. I failed to see how this was an informed and responsible dialogue. I think we might have a different perception of those terms.
- jMyles 8y agoNo no, I just meant reading someone's history, not xenophobia. I also don't agree that, absent a pattern of conduct, that the remarks we see in this thread are tantamount to xenophobia.