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(...) argument/question. But then, isn't it possible for Ross to deny that he made snide comments at all? Although I suspect that would be a pretty bold denial, since Ross does make snide comments all the time. I guess my point is that its a bit (...) (19 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Its called a Loaded Question, a type of fallacious argument. A question with a false, disputed, or question-begging presupposition[1]. In your case the presupposition is that ROSCO's comments are snide. Ross in turn countered with the classic (...) (19 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Actually, no he isn't. You are. You said "should we restrict someone's right to ACT like a jerk if they want to?" "Act" generally means action, not speech. (...) I'm not sure Nick is advocating the legal restriction of speech in any respect. (...) (19 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | Re: The Basis of Nazism, was Re: Schpiffkraft Hakenkreuz
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(...) There is an old saying that I enjoy: "The opposite of love is not hate, it is apathy." What love and hate have in common is that are a deeply passionate caring about someone else. "Caring" in the sense of concern/wonder about what happens to (...) (19 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) You don't see a difference between a coordinated effort to complete destroy a race of people vs. a criminal justice system gone horribly wrong? Stalin had almost 30 years to kill roughly 20 million Russians - most of whom were killed in Gulags (...) (19 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) How about this: I love cheesecake, but after I eat an entire one in a single sitting, my love is perverted into hate. Somehow I think that Mr. Hoffman was driving at a different point, though... Dave! (19 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Hmmm, now that is an interesting take. Care to expound? JOHN (19 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | The Basis of Nazism, was Re: Schpiffkraft Hakenkreuz
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(...) This is an interesting point of view here Bruce. Although I am not religious and I don't see things in terms of good/evil and sin. Nazism being based on hate is not doing evil for evil's sake. Within your metaphor, the hate of Nazism is to (...) (19 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Maybe I'm slow, but I'm not following here. What does this even mean? (19 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Hehehehe, nice! ~Kevoh (19 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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