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I say this as a WAS (no, P, thank you very much). Cry me a freaking river. Not included here was the WASPs he worshipped were all men. And this strawman bullshi
by pstuart 13y ago
I say this as a WAS (no, P, thank you very much). Cry me a freaking river. Not included here was the WASPs he worshipped were all men. And this strawman bullshit about nobility of WASP character and how "meritocrats" are hypocrites shows that the author is one of the "old breed" that needs to die off as soon as possible.
- apsec112 13y ago"An ad hominem attack is not quite as weak as mere name-calling. It might actually carry some weight. For example, if a senator wrote an article saying senators' salaries should be increased, one could respond: Of course he would say that. He's a senator. This wouldn't refute the author's argument, but it may at least be relevant to the case. It's still a very weak form of disagreement, though. If there's something wrong with the senator's argument, you should say what it is; and if there isn't, what difference does it make that he's a senator?" http://www.paulgraham.com/disagree.html http://www.paulgraham.com/disagree.html
- pstuart 13y agoHuh? What ad hominem did I apply? That he's got an old-school mentality that worships the good old days without acknowledging the negative parts? It was kind of funny having such worship of WASPs come from a jew. Whatever. No point in wasting any more time or effort over this.