This is a message board, not an academic journal.
by Tex Francisco (2024-04-03 10:18:43)
Edited on 2024-04-03 10:19:34

In reply to: You have a remarkable talent for discerning  posted by ufl

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In the interest of brevity and flow, I think it's ok to make statements like "men are taller than women" without delving into the specifics of averages, bell curves, standard deviations, etc. and also without citing sources. As it's a message board, I also don't feel the need to preface every sentence with "in my opinion" or "based on my perception." Unlike many on the board, I'm very opening to hearing alternative explanations or even to be proven wrong.

My problem is not the lack of footnotes
by ufl  (2024-04-03 10:29:18)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

or qualifying phrases. It's the tendency to set up strawmen as foils.
I'm not setting up strawmen, at least in the traditional
by Tex Francisco  (2024-04-03 10:45:04)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

sense of the word which implies some level of dishonesty or manipulation. In this thread and the one below, I'm stating opinions or beliefs that I believe to be common and prevalent even if not predominant. I'm happy to hear alternative opinions or to be proven wrong. You seem to be harassing me for not meeting your burden of proof more than debating, which does not make for a fun or compelling message board IMO.
Allow me
by ACross  (2024-04-04 19:52:09)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

I think ufl puts too fine a point on it. I think you are a little fucked in the head. You still worry about SAT scores and law school ranks and all sorts of things that long ago should have faded into Bolivian.

So too your strange notion of blue collar and white collar. I think electricians and firefighters and carpenters and other trades and the like have it all figured out. Start earning $100k by age 22, do not pass go, do not pay $400k in tuition. Retire by 50. Fuckin A.
I was noting a pattern...see my post below
by ufl  (2024-04-03 10:51:50)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

Attributing unstated views to folks on the other side of the political divide seems a lot like setting up straw men to me. Perhaps my terminology is imperfect but I don't think it implies that such attribution is insincere.

One may sincerely demonize other folks. Although I don't think you crossed the line into demonization, I don't think the sincerety one's opinions of other folks' private views is the crucial issue.