Astonishing, I could say this word for word to you, and it would be no less correct.
Bullshit. First of all, I haven’t asked you any questions dumbass, nor have i picked apart every last sentence and feigned ignorance on your meaning. Especially not on anything having to do with semantics. I would rather take you in good faith than debate the meanings of words.
In case you need me to define my terms, “good faith” and “understanding things” means comprehending what was said in aggregate and being able respond to the argument’s essential points, as the writer clearly intended them, rather than taking issue with individual sentences and words used. The latter is what’s known as “looking for an argument” and generally indicates you’re just going to waste time and be contrarian about anything I say.
Like I could say the sky is blue and you’ll find a way to disagree. Good faith is assuming that yes, I must know that the sky simply appears blue only in certain weather and times of day and I must be using a shorthand for the sake of the format. We’re not writing policy here, we’re conversing on Lemmy. Well, more like trading insults at this point.
I also wanted to let you know I’ve stopped reading your diatribes so you can stop writing them. I’ll read it later. I’m not a morning person and I have a lot of other things I’m doing with my time.
Except the central one, the whole subject of the argument.
If I’m eating shit either way, why would I do it in a way that makes it apparent to outsiders that I’m choosing to eat shit?
A question which I answered.
I would rather take you in good faith
Hah! That’s why your argument has been based on ad hominems, name-calling, and retorts that boil down to “Nuh uh”. Don’t bullshit me, you never had any intention of considering anything that conflicted with the conclusions you started with. You made up your mind before I ever said anything, don’t try and cry “good faith” now.
than debate the meanings of words.
We wouldn’t have to if your entire argument wasn’t based entirely on a nebulous definition of “legitimate” which you still haven’t defined in a way that makes your argument coherent.
In case you need me to define my terms, “good faith” and “understanding things” means comprehending what was said in aggregate and being able respond to the argument’s essential points, as the writer clearly intended them, rather than taking issue with individual sentences and words used.
Your essential point is that participating in elections improperly lends them “legitimacy”, which is why we shouldn’t do it. But “legitimacy” doesn’t have a definition I know of which makes your conclusion true, and when I ask what your definition is you get evasive: name calling, non sequiturs, emotional outbursts.
You’re not saying the sky is blue, you’re Humpty Dumpty using “glory” to mean “a nice knock down argument”. If you don’t want people to pick apart your semantics, you have to use words in their common definitions. You are not using “legitimacy” by its common definition, and the interpretation of that word is the essential core of your argument.
Bullshit. First of all, I haven’t asked you any questions dumbass, nor have i picked apart every last sentence and feigned ignorance on your meaning. Especially not on anything having to do with semantics. I would rather take you in good faith than debate the meanings of words.
In case you need me to define my terms, “good faith” and “understanding things” means comprehending what was said in aggregate and being able respond to the argument’s essential points, as the writer clearly intended them, rather than taking issue with individual sentences and words used. The latter is what’s known as “looking for an argument” and generally indicates you’re just going to waste time and be contrarian about anything I say.
Like I could say the sky is blue and you’ll find a way to disagree. Good faith is assuming that yes, I must know that the sky simply appears blue only in certain weather and times of day and I must be using a shorthand for the sake of the format. We’re not writing policy here, we’re conversing on Lemmy. Well, more like trading insults at this point.
I also wanted to let you know I’ve stopped reading your diatribes so you can stop writing them.I’ll read it later. I’m not a morning person and I have a lot of other things I’m doing with my time.Except the central one, the whole subject of the argument.
A question which I answered.
Hah! That’s why your argument has been based on ad hominems, name-calling, and retorts that boil down to “Nuh uh”. Don’t bullshit me, you never had any intention of considering anything that conflicted with the conclusions you started with. You made up your mind before I ever said anything, don’t try and cry “good faith” now.
We wouldn’t have to if your entire argument wasn’t based entirely on a nebulous definition of “legitimate” which you still haven’t defined in a way that makes your argument coherent.
Your essential point is that participating in elections improperly lends them “legitimacy”, which is why we shouldn’t do it. But “legitimacy” doesn’t have a definition I know of which makes your conclusion true, and when I ask what your definition is you get evasive: name calling, non sequiturs, emotional outbursts.
You’re not saying the sky is blue, you’re Humpty Dumpty using “glory” to mean “a nice knock down argument”. If you don’t want people to pick apart your semantics, you have to use words in their common definitions. You are not using “legitimacy” by its common definition, and the interpretation of that word is the essential core of your argument.