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Well, you did claim that > You've decided the person does like socialism and communism, but is afraid to say so Maybe this assertion of yours didn't help? Are

• robertlagrant 3y ago
  > Maybe this assertion of yours didn't help? Are you willing to consider this? I'll consider anything if it's mentioned. If you just said "Ah - I see what happened here. What I actually meant was ..." about 3 comments ago, we'd have had a regular conversation. I honestly don't understand this approach - even here you don't just say what you mean. You ask whether an assertion didn't help as though you aren't sure yourself. I have much more success just talking plainly. Makes it much more fun and productive to talk about this stuff.
  • the_af 3y ago
    Fair enough: Plainly speaking, your assertion didn't help, since you put in my mouth words (or rather, meaning) I didn't say. That is not conducive to productive conversation. My suggestion: next time instead of claiming what the other person meant, ask them what they mean. That way I think you will truly have "more success". Does this sound acceptable to you? If it doesn't, I don't think we can continue having any kind of meaningful conversation. I do understand that psychologically speaking, at this point it will be hard for you to back down or make any concessions. Note how you didn't even apologize for your mistaken claim, nor even acknowledge when I called you out on it explicitly. Fight this urge to be stubborn.