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I appreciate that you tried to provide an answer. Unfortunately there's just no way to satisfy the leftists when they ask you to define words for them. The thin

I appreciate that you tried to provide an answer. Unfortunately there's just no way to satisfy the leftists when they ask you to define words for them. The thing is these people are never genuinely interested in defining a word, it's all just a sick game of rhetorical wordplay where criticisms are deflected by muddying the waters.

hutzlibu 3y ago
Can you provide a definition what "leftist" means to you? Or more advanced, can you provide a definition what "leftist" means to which leftist would agree? Or is the definition of a leftist to you, someone who does not define a word?
- flkenosad 3y ago
  Parent was just ranting about how y'all obsess over definitions and your comment is basically, "define this, define that." Did you even listen to what was being said? I'm starting to think most of the left is just bots at this point.
  - hutzlibu 3y ago
    I suppose I need to add a disclaimer every time I participate in those debates: "I am neither left, nor right, nor US and don't have any horse in this race." But most of this just smells like classical strawman debates to me: "They think X and this is stupid" "no we don't think this, we think Y and you think Z" "no we don't we .." So my point with my question actually was: I don't think there is a coherent group calling themself "leftist" (nor "rightists"). So I don't think those debates lumping them all together are that productive, except for letting go off some personal steam. There are of course people who call themself "left" and want their ideology to rule the world. And there are of course people who call themself right, who wants to do the same. But to my knowledge, there are also lots of people left and right, who do not want this.
flkenosad 3y ago
Nonetheless, a useful comment IMO. Well articulated and in good faith.

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I appreciate that you tried to provide an answer. Unfortunately there's just no way to satisfy the leftists when they ask you to define words for them. The thin

by baobabKoodaa 3y ago

hutzlibu 3y ago
Can you provide a definition what "leftist" means to you? Or more advanced, can you provide a definition what "leftist" means to which leftist would agree? Or is the definition of a leftist to you, someone who does not define a word?
- flkenosad 3y ago
  Parent was just ranting about how y'all obsess over definitions and your comment is basically, "define this, define that." Did you even listen to what was being said? I'm starting to think most of the left is just bots at this point.
  - hutzlibu 3y ago
    I suppose I need to add a disclaimer every time I participate in those debates: "I am neither left, nor right, nor US and don't have any horse in this race." But most of this just smells like classical strawman debates to me: "They think X and this is stupid" "no we don't think this, we think Y and you think Z" "no we don't we .." So my point with my question actually was: I don't think there is a coherent group calling themself "leftist" (nor "rightists"). So I don't think those debates lumping them all together are that productive, except for letting go off some personal steam. There are of course people who call themself "left" and want their ideology to rule the world. And there are of course people who call themself right, who wants to do the same. But to my knowledge, there are also lots of people left and right, who do not want this.
flkenosad 3y ago
Nonetheless, a useful comment IMO. Well articulated and in good faith.