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Past behaviour isn't the issue. An incorrect assertion is the issue. Let me give you another chance to answer a simple yes or no question. ---- Since it's ob

by vkou 3y ago

Past behaviour isn't the issue. An incorrect assertion is the issue. Let me give you another chance to answer a simple yes or no question. ---- Since it's obvious that democrats are all criminals and baby-eaters, is Elizabeth Warren a democrat? Yes or no. No hemming or hawing. I'll interrupt you as soon as I hear any words besides those two. Your answer or failure to answer will appear as a headline in the New York Times. ---- The chair was responding to the statement made in the question, the congressman just didn't like what that response was, which is why he kept interrupting.

taeric 3y ago
The question was literally "is ETH a security?" To compare that to the questions you are stating is laughably bad faith argument. Though, I'll bite. What statement is made by the question "Is ETH a security?" Why is that a question that can't be answered with "Yes", "No", or "it depends how it is packaged"?
- vkou 3y ago
  The question was literally "Because something cannot be both a security and a commodity, is Eth a security?" The chair's answer was, as we can glean from the interruptions (but who the hell really knows, the man's not allowed to finish a sentence) 'It depends'.
  - taeric 3y ago
    If he was saying "it depends" he had a lot of words to say that. His sentences were like my talking to the kids when I ask "did you do your homework?" It was painful. And note that some things can be both a security while wrapped around a commodity. Just look at brokered CDs. Such that, even if you agreed that ETH is a commodity, you can still have financial instruments on ETH that are securities.
whimsicalism 3y ago
For any who might be interested, a link to the exchange that this user is comparing to asking if "democrats are all criminals and baby-eaters" [0]. Remember, the law is "extremely clear" on whether these tokens are securities or commodities, according to the GGP commentator. [0]: https://youtu.be/VhA1dZXeao0?t=58 https://youtu.be/VhA1dZXeao0?t=58

by vkou 3y ago

taeric 3y ago

The question was literally "is ETH a security?" To compare that to the questions you are stating is laughably bad faith argument. Though, I'll bite. What statement is made by the question "Is ETH a security?" Why is that a question that can't be answered with "Yes", "No", or "it depends how it is packaged"?

vkou 3y ago
The question was literally "Because something cannot be both a security and a commodity, is Eth a security?" The chair's answer was, as we can glean from the interruptions (but who the hell really knows, the man's not allowed to finish a sentence) 'It depends'.
- taeric 3y ago
  If he was saying "it depends" he had a lot of words to say that. His sentences were like my talking to the kids when I ask "did you do your homework?" It was painful. And note that some things can be both a security while wrapped around a commodity. Just look at brokered CDs. Such that, even if you agreed that ETH is a commodity, you can still have financial instruments on ETH that are securities.

whimsicalism 3y ago

For any who might be interested, a link to the exchange that this user is comparing to asking if "democrats are all criminals and baby-eaters" [0]. Remember, the law is "extremely clear" on whether these tokens are securities or commodities, according to the GGP commentator. [0]: https://youtu.be/VhA1dZXeao0?t=58 https://youtu.be/VhA1dZXeao0?t=58