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> Please don't make assumptions about what other people have or haven't studied. They weren't. Please don't put words in others' mouths. And quit whining abou

> Please don't make assumptions about what other people have or haven't studied. They weren't. Please don't put words in others' mouths. And quit whining about the guidelines when you're violating them at least as much as anyone else.

lapcat 4y ago
> They weren't. Please don't put words in others' mouths. They were. To make it even more obvious: "I think someone needs to read a little more history" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32665292 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32665292 > And quit whining about the guidelines No. And your comment is blatantly violating the guidelines. > you're violating them at least as much as anyone else Nothing nearly as bad as your comment. Also, even if you believe that someone else is violating the guidelines, that doesn't justify your own violations, unless you have complete disregard for them.
- CRConrad 4y ago
  > > They weren't. Please don't put words in others' mouths. > They were. Nope. "If you study geopolitics and history, you might come to the conclusion that Russia was never going to be a democratic ally of the West regardless of how much economic aid they were given" is only a prediction of one likely result of an action. It's only a commentary on one's person if one is the kind of person who thinks everything is about them. > To make it even more obvious: "I think someone needs to read a little more history" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32665292 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32665292 A later comment in reply to your accusation. And you're surprised you got it reflected back at you? Ah, maybe you didn't realise how well-deserved that was. > > And quit whining about the guidelines > No. And your comment is blatantly violating the guidelines. Oh, not only violating, but blatantly violating, eh? Sez you. > > you're violating them at least as much as anyone else > Nothing nearly as bad as your comment. You would think so. I don't. > Also, even if you believe that someone else is violating the guidelines, that doesn't justify your own violations, unless you have complete disregard for them. Exactly. Ponder on that for a while.

lapcat 4y ago

> They weren't. Please don't put words in others' mouths. They were. To make it even more obvious: "I think someone needs to read a little more history" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32665292 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32665292 > And quit whining about the guidelines No. And your comment is blatantly violating the guidelines. > you're violating them at least as much as anyone else Nothing nearly as bad as your comment. Also, even if you believe that someone else is violating the guidelines, that doesn't justify your own violations, unless you have complete disregard for them.

CRConrad 4y ago
> > They weren't. Please don't put words in others' mouths. > They were. Nope. "If you study geopolitics and history, you might come to the conclusion that Russia was never going to be a democratic ally of the West regardless of how much economic aid they were given" is only a prediction of one likely result of an action. It's only a commentary on one's person if one is the kind of person who thinks everything is about them. > To make it even more obvious: "I think someone needs to read a little more history" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32665292 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32665292 A later comment in reply to your accusation. And you're surprised you got it reflected back at you? Ah, maybe you didn't realise how well-deserved that was. > > And quit whining about the guidelines > No. And your comment is blatantly violating the guidelines. Oh, not only violating, but blatantly violating, eh? Sez you. > > you're violating them at least as much as anyone else > Nothing nearly as bad as your comment. You would think so. I don't. > Also, even if you believe that someone else is violating the guidelines, that doesn't justify your own violations, unless you have complete disregard for them. Exactly. Ponder on that for a while.