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My concept of "civil" might differ from yours. On my view, it's uncivilized to treat barbaric ideas and behavior as if they are civilized, because that only fos
by wissler 14y ago
My concept of "civil" might differ from yours. On my view, it's uncivilized to treat barbaric ideas and behavior as if they are civilized, because that only fosters barbarity.
Many people are confused on this point. They think that you should be polite as an absolute (even while they claim that "there are no absolutes"), but usually they are hypocrites about it, because they become quite rude if you disagree with them about their "be polite all the time" zealotry, which reveals what is really behind their pretense at being polite.
- ahelwer 14y agoI don't think anyone is confused about what you are trying to do. People such as, say, Linus Torvalds do this. This works for Linus Torvalds because he is Linus Torvalds. When it's some guy on the internet, it just comes across as hostile and unconstructive. Be better.
- wissler 14y agoYou don't mean it works for Linus Torvalds. You mean it works for you when Linus Torvalds does this. But you're just some guy on the Internet, so why should I care? Indeed, even if you were Linus Torvalds, why should I care, given the fact that you're flat out wrong?