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Your accusation is unwarranted. The repeated unsupported use of this now-common epithet does not fit the times or situations it describes. Does any challenge of
by readflaggedcomm 6y ago
Your accusation is unwarranted. The repeated unsupported use of this now-common epithet does not fit the times or situations it describes. Does any challenge of unstated premises constitute flamebait to you?
- dang 6y agoIt's not clear to me what you're trying to say but sarcastic one-liners on ideologically fraught topics automatically get the "epithet".
- readflaggedcomm 6y agoWhat sarcasm? I was talking about the historian's epithet. This moderation by snark and bad faith doesn't engage readers.
- dang 6y ago"This historian has faith that mountains can be moved so illusion may become reality" reads as sarcasm to me. If you didn't mean it that way, then your comment lacked enough information to make your good intentions clear.
- readflaggedcomm 6y agoIt's a reference to a Mussolini quote which may parallel a linguistic trick used to group people. But thanks for confirming bad faith.