That's the same definition I've been using all along. You just wanted it to be written a certain way because you listened to the other guy and got some ideas. That's been literally my entire point and I think I've said it three different ways.
But also don’t exaggerate a "regime"1
Literally the counterpoint to what I was replying to. See? You guys are rehashing everything that has been said all along. You two think I have this other worldview different than yours or something, and you're trying to fish me out to be the bad guy without realizing we're talking about the same damn thing from different angles, yet agree on the core principle. Is that clear now? Am I free to go?
What your are calling “details” and “minutia” are attempts
...to not get bogged down in useless definitions that turn out to rehash everything that has been said already? Can we not be practical about it? Must it be a conspiracy? If you'd listened the first time, we wouldn't be here still.
Oh shit, you got me. Maybe stop giving importance to such low-hanging bullshit. How about that? Between the one who makes it and the one who consumes it with their mouth wide open, I know who I'd rather be in this scenario.
Ex dee, dude. And I can cite an entire conversation of you misreading into a comment and running with it like a chicken with its head cut off. Then dropping a quiz inside a word salad, all the while being perfectly obnoxious about it. How's that for citing shit from this thread?
Whatever pretense you had about rigor, it just went out the window.
Does anyone know if this is related to this void we seem to be in, and if it's promising at all? The connection to OP's post is that I'm thinking this void was observed via redshift and this new thinking could change our understanding of our place in the universe as much closer to everything than it appears.
And you say that because you've clearly read my entire comment history and have reached a sound conclusion based on clear evidence that you can cite, right? Totally not being hypocritical, overreaching, dramatic, rude, and a little bit desperate to make one final jab, huh.
only “accidentally falling into the trap” of supporting Bill Gates
It's like I say things and they don't even register. I'm so done with you trying to pull shit shit by arguing in bad faith and rehashing what was already said. I've been consistent in my answers and now you're doing some other shit. I can't with you Lemmings sometimes.
If you need clarification, I probably already gave it and you took it some other way. Go have fun with someone else.
I recently got a scary letter in my mailbox about some tax filings from a couple of years ago, telling me I need to respond immediately. Well, I naturally did not do that out of panic and worry. But when I finally did, I realized the government was trying to give me back my money. Yay. 🙃 I hate this teeter dance so much.
Yes, because you were perfectly happy/capable of giving one before:
That's a guiding principle at best, bud.
perfectly happy/capable
Having a stronger/more rigorous definition would help you with communicating your ideas [...]
Cut the sass and the condescending tone.
including a certain ‘argumentative gremlin’, to perceive that as meaning “so long as it doesn’t contradict my existing worldview”.
And that is not my problem if I've already clarified but you two are too hung up on details rather than substance and running off on ridiculous tangents. You can take it or leave it and I don't care either way. I'm done with this pedantic argument over definitions over minutia that I really dgaf about.
So all this bull aside, and I'll reiterate to cover my bases, my overarching point is: Don't underplay a regime and make them seem more reasonable than they are by whitewashing history, whether intentionally or not. Sorry if you need further clarification, but I find that self-evident.
Your reply doesn't really follow the conversation. This is tangential to the main thread. We're talking about how we present and defend information as a meta commentary on these threads, and not how the egging on of an invasion of a totalitarian country upsets some folks.
Also, did you just make an account to participate in this thread? Your account is brand spankin'.
To hold my beer.