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by wtallis 4504 days ago
Careful, now. It looks like you're saying that calling something stupid bullshit is being an asshole. Some of us happen to believe that stupid bullshit is a real thing and that there are circumstances where calling something stupid bullshit may be entirely fair and justified.

Try defending against the accusation itself instead of taking the stance that the accusation is always automatically invalid.
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jacobtracey 4504 days ago
Yeah, I wasn't saying that at all.

I was attempting to show that his response was a strawman.

After further reading I'm guessing his entire online personality is an act though so the topic seems to be worthless discussing.

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redthrowaway 4504 days ago
>It looks like you're saying that calling something stupid bullshit is being an asshole.

No, being an asshole while calling something bullshit is being an asshole. A ^ B |- A. You can say something's bullshit without ridiculing people. Zed's problem isn't that he says unpopular things, it's that he seems to try to be as rude as possible in saying them.

Saying something's bullshit isn't necessarily rude. Saying something's bullshit and anyone who disagrees with you is an idiot|hypocrite|moron|asshole is.

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wtallis 4503 days ago
> "Saying something's bullshit and anyone who disagrees with you is an idiot|hypocrite|moron|asshole is."

The truth of that statement still depends on what the issue is. There are some beliefs you really do have to be stupid or disingenuous to espouse.

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