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[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Thank you.

I think Saiditors can focus more on the arguments, and much less on who I am and what I might want. These latter two issues aren't important and they're irrelevant in any discussion (per the pyramid od debate). Many response to me are nonetheless about me, which I don't want to talk about.

I'll look up the names you mention.

Looking back at my arguments for Saiditors, I think I've helped people understand fallacies and holes in their arguments, if they were curious about those problems. In this manner their next arguments should have improved. It's also helped me to think about ways of carrying on conversations with right-wing and alt-right people, which is very difficult.

My approach is much like Jeremy Paxman's. He's the best interviewer I've seen. Some of my conversations on Saidit are much like the Paxman/Brand interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YR4CseY9pk (But Saiditors do not talk of revolution. My main question is sometimes: if you don't vote, why is your political opinion important? ) More Paxman interviews here: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/apr/30/jeremy-paxmans-top-10-newsnight-moments

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

If you vote for corrupt assholes, why is your political opinion important?

Personally, I think you just want to rule us up into saying that all politicians need to be lynched or something. You know there are good reasons for not voting, and you know there are solutions that do not involve voting.

You just think we can peacefully change the world, and it's stupid. You don't convince villains to walk away, and you don't convince normies to help force villains out. It doesn't happen.

There are better ways in dealing with these villains, and it's not by playing ball in their court that they've convinced you is fair and just.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Don't make this personal. You don't know me.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Neither do you know any of the people on this website, but you consistently make things personal against us, and all of our varied views.

For some reason, I imagined you as a black lady snapping her fingers, going "You don' kno-o-o-w me."