Quoting Arlo Bensinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > [Platt] > Typical. What capitalists say is "nonsense." (Talk about "all or nothing.") > > [Arlo] > Did I say that? I don't think so. In fact, I wonder how on earth you > went from my condemning those who branded Pirsig a "radical > professor" to "what capitalists say is nonsense"? But that's just > another in the great legacy of examples that prove the deceptive, > distortive nature of your talk-show rhetoric. > > [Platt] > Quote from Arlo: "They labeled Pirsig a "radical professor" fifty > years ago, and still use that tired phrase with each new round of > nonsense." Yeah sure, I really distorted your statement. > > [Arlo] > Explain to the audience how you characterized that statement as my > believing that "what capitalists say is nonsense".
"They" in your statement refers to capitalists. > Arlo's statement: > They labeled Pirsig a "radical professor" fifty years ago, and still > use that tired phrase with each new round of nonsense. > > Platt's intpretation: > Arlo thinks everything capitalists say is nonsense. > > Explain the leap, please. Pay particular attention to "everything" > and "capitalists" in your explaination. Do you deny that "they" refers to capitalists? If so, who does "they" refer to that you mentioned in previous statements? > [Platt] > Typical. Those who disagree with libs like Arlo are called > "xenophibic" and "racist." Arguing by insults must be genetic in leftists. > > [Arlo] > Well, Facts are facts. If you feel guilty, so be it. Yes, facts are facts. Insults instead of cogent arguments are the leftist modus operandi. ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ moq_discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
