On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 8:59 PM, Louis Proyect <[email protected]> wrote:
> I forwarded what I thought was an interesting article. I didn't expect > to get challenged by Robert Naiman. He forwards tons of stuff I disagree > with but I almost never challenge. He asked me for my opinion on the > agreement between Russia and the USA. If there is anything I have made > clear on my blog articles that I have sent links to here, it is that > these two imperialisms both have a deep interest in maintaining the > basic status quo in Syria. Assadism without Assad. As someone who has > been involved with the left for 49 years, this had the same effect on me > as sipping some milk that had soured. The problem is that you attack people personally, mock them, ridicule them, disqualify them because they are holding (or, worse, because they once held) views you disagree(d) with. You can disagree with people. That is perfectly fine. But take the trouble to argue in response with due logic and facts. Do not take the easy way of ignoring the views debated, and then of sneering at, mocking, attacking the personal integrity of those you disagree with. It does not help to advance your views and, perhaps more importantly, it doesn't help readers to clarify things.
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