Originally posted by cdtm
Well, yeah.. you have a point.The problem with the GDF is I can't even enjoy needling people who have zero self awareness. Least I know I'm doing wrong, but Adam Poe goes after Christians like its his mission. I just pointed out if someone hyperfocused like that on anything else, they'd get called out as islamaphobes or anti-semites or whatever. It doesn't even matter if the facts are on your side, it's more only finding fault in one thing while ignoring the faults that are not that thing.
Because lets be honest if you want to dig up dirt on someone you'll find it, we are all flawed and all have our skeletons. That and even a thousand bad apples do not represent 65% out of 300 million people.
Like what kind of flaws? Is arrogance one of them? 😆
Read any good articles lately? Egypt keeps on finding artifacts and treasures. The sun has holes in it that are apparently common. New planets keep on being discovered. Mars has frozen water. Aliens are real. The little Mermaid is black and everyone is like ohh but the children won't relate. Trump is going to get a plea deal.
Originally posted by Nuke Nixon
Just because you can type a thing it is important to know if you should type a thing.If your goal is to troll then by all means troll away like a madman.
If your goal is light banter to garner acquaintances then type accordingly.
Motive + Attitude + Audience = $Profit
Oh, I was legitimately outraged at Adam Poe. My goal there is to either make him recognize his hypocrisy, or form an argument good enough to make him respect me as a "worthy adversary"....
BUT then I remember people don't think like that. Respect their enemies (I only ever hate bad intent and, forgive playfulness, and can't find a logical reason to hate someone for doing against me what I seek to do against them e.g. take their promotion at a job, beat them in a race ect. )
So I guess part of the reason I even resort to trolling is because I'm lost on the purpose of genuine self expression and passionate opposition. Nobody respects enemies anymore! If they ever did..
I assume they once did? An American spirit of sportsmanship much like Japanese had their Bushido? Duty, honor, a recognition that in a just society its our competition that makes us stronger. A respect at one for making a fair effort at playing the game.
Maybe that's a fantasy that never existed, but then why even engage in opposition on any serious level? Why try and connect like that?
It's entirely irrelevant anyway, not one person on the conservative side is going to change their mind or stance ever, that shit is set in pure adamantiunm, same goes for anyone on the liberal side.
The world has polarized to such extent that debate or discourse of any kind is futile in the face of stubborn antagonism. Might as well ask a charging bull not to run your ass over, no way man he's zeroed you in and is going for the kill.
So I ask this, why even bother?
Originally posted by cdtm
Oh, I was legitimately outraged at Adam Poe. My goal there is to either make him recognize his hypocrisy, or form an argument good enough to make him respect me as a "worthy adversary"....BUT then I remember people don't think like that. Respect their enemies (I only ever hate bad intent and, forgive playfulness, and can't find a logical reason to hate someone for doing against me what I seek to do against them e.g. take their promotion at a job, beat them in a race ect. )
So I guess part of the reason I even resort to trolling is because I'm lost on the purpose of genuine self expression and passionate opposition. Nobody respects enemies anymore! If they ever did..
I assume they once did? An American spirit of sportsmanship much like Japanese had their Bushido? Duty, honor, a recognition that in a just society its our competition that makes us stronger. A respect at one for making a fair effort at playing the game.
Maybe that's a fantasy that never existed, but then why even engage in opposition on any serious level? Why try and connect like that?
What is an enemy but a friend you haven't met yet. Until he screws you over and plays ****tards with your brain! Then only then you invite him over and offer him a cup of Jasmine tea only to poison him dead and use his flesh to make shower curtains 😆
Originally posted by cdtm
Here I was talking to them like they were sane and rational people
You also have to take into account that the General Discussion Thread is a hardcore clique and they will never allow outsiders to break in, I've tried many times and have gotten shot down every time. They're aggressively unfriendly to everyone not in their shrinking little circle, and that will never change until the last star in the universe burns out.