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by redthrowaway 4515 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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> "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.