About those peaceful antifa protests...

[Berkut]

Not really. After all, he's the one who decided to decide on a flawed interpretation and then post at length about it. Can't really blame myself for the time and energy he decided to expend.

True.  But you are to blame for sounding exactly like a racist, no matter how much or little time Berkut expended pointing it out.

Context matters.  This wasn't garbon's first post on this forum, a little latitude in the interpretation is called for when it runs counter to all prior positing history. 

Berkut's very first first reply, when he decided to go "THAT'S RACIST!!!  " instead of "this really did not come off well, did you really mean it that way" made it all about him from that point on.

Yes, it is certainly my fault he said something racist and then refused to back off on it.

The problem isn't the news, it is the leakers! They are the problem!

[garbon]

Not really. After all, he's the one who decided to decide on a flawed interpretation and then post at length about it. Can't really blame myself for the time and energy he decided to expend.

True.  But you are to blame for sounding exactly like a racist, no matter how much or little time Berkut expended pointing it out.

Context matters.  This wasn't garbon's first post on this forum, a little latitude in the interpretation is called for when it runs counter to all prior positing history. 

Berkut's very first first reply, when he decided to go "THAT'S RACIST!!!  " instead of "this really did not come off well, did you really mean it that way" made it all about him from that point on.

It is true that things went to a bizarre place before I'd even had a chance to explain why I wrote what I did...which made me think it wasn't really worth it to elaborate.

I guess, just so it is out there, I don't think that all people of any race think the same way.

[derspiess]

I guess, just so it is out there, I don't think that all people of any race think the same way.

[Valmy]

Look at those three people with low melanin content in their skin. They must all think the same!

[derspiess]

Look at those three people with low melanin content in their skin. They must all think the same!

WYPIPO

[alfred russel]

There are none so blind as those who will not see.

I don't know, man. Ray Charles was pretty damn blind.

[CountDeMoney]

I'll concede that maybe I've let CdM's characterization of your politics colour my memory of your posts.

CdM is better at languish agitprop than Hansie ever was.

I just traffic in the truth.

[dps]

But really, bullying is a national sport here.  When it's not Tim, it's you, or me, or Berkut now, it seems.  We get used to it.  I'm sure most of them are nice guys in real life.

It's not the same for everyone, though.  Tim gets bullied for being somewhat naïve and so very, very earnest.  Berkut gets, well, I'm not sure he gets bullied exactly, because he pushes back, but he gets flack for being so forceful and having a hair-trigger.  You get bullied because many people find some of the views you've expressed recently pretty vile (and they aren't the vile views that are socially and politically acceptable around here).

[The Brain]

Do me!

[Eddie Teach]

Do me!

You don't get bullied at all.

[The Brain]

Do me!

You don't get bullied at all.

[DGuller]

You get bullied because many people find some of the views you've expressed recently pretty vile (and they aren't the vile views that are socially and politically acceptable around here).

All right, I'll bite, which vile views do we find socially and politically acceptable around here?

[Ed Anger]

Do me!

I'd have to buy you dinner first.

[11B4V]

Alright, where we at here gents?

[Ed Anger]

Alright, where we at here gents?

I'm seducing Brain with my manliness.