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Re: are we citizens or subjects?
Reply #270 - Mar 14^th, 2019 at 10:14pm

Spatchcock wrote on Mar 14^th, 2019 at 9:47pm:

Gandalf does have a point.

Regardless of the legitimacy of his argument, freediver does act extremely arrogant and condescending and with a level of confidence that is not appropriate to the simplicity of his arguments and demands.

He does not disprove a statement. He asks you to prove a statement. He does not argue. He relies on belittling the intellectual capabilities of his adversity to discredit them to win an argument. No facts or logic or ideas are used.

He has no legitimate reason to act as though he has a superior argument. He has no argument. He argues extremely simple concepts and wants you to assume he is intellectually rigorous.

Excellent analysis.

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Re: are we citizens or subjects?
Reply #271 - Mar 14^th, 2019 at 11:02pm

Jasin wrote on Mar 14^th, 2019 at 9:52pm:

Spatchcock wrote on Mar 14^th, 2019 at 9:47pm:

Gandalf does have a point.

Regardless of the legitimacy of his argument, freediver does act extremely arrogant and condescending and with a level of confidence that is not appropriate to the simplicity of his arguments and demands.

He does not disprove a statement. He asks you to prove a statement. He does not argue. He relies on belittling the intellectual capabilities of his adversity to discredit them to win an argument. No facts or logic or ideas are used.

He has no legitimate reason to act as though he has a superior argument. He has no argument. He argues extremely simple concepts and wants you to assume he is intellectually rigorous.

Now that's a post!
Karnal - you've just been leap-frogged.

Superior culture, innit.

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Mattyfisk Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 92282 Gender:	Re: are we citizens or subjects? Reply #272 - Mar 14^th, 2019 at 11:04pm freediver wrote on Mar 10^th, 2019 at 3:47pm: All you have to do is open your eyes Karnal.
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Jasin Gold Member Offline Posts: 46487 Gender:	Re: are we citizens or subjects? Reply #273 - Mar 14^th, 2019 at 11:24pm Mattyfisk wrote on Mar 14^th, 2019 at 11:04pm: freediver wrote on Mar 10^th, 2019 at 3:47pm: All you have to do is open your eyes Karnal. Now that Spatchcock is on the scene. Bet FD wishes he could close his
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polite_gandalf Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20023 Canberra Gender:	Re: are we citizens or subjects? Reply #274 - Mar 15^th, 2019 at 8:16am FD has now reduced himself entirely to ridiculing his opponent with inane snide digs masquerading as real questions. Pity. I genuinely hoped that he would make an actual case for once, and we could have had a genuine intellectual debate. Ho hum, you'd think I'd learn wouldn't you?
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Re: are we citizens or subjects?
Reply #275 - Mar 15^th, 2019 at 11:11pm

polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 15^th, 2019 at 8:16am:

FD has now reduced himself entirely to ridiculing his opponent with inane snide digs masquerading as real questions.

Pity. I genuinely hoped that he would make an actual case for once, and we could have had a genuine intellectual debate. Ho hum, you'd think I'd learn wouldn't you? Undecided

FD has reached the stage where he's 'too far gone'. He can't backflip on his ideas and beliefs now, because doing so would create such a level of cognitive dissonance that he wouldn't be able to cope in real life.

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