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DarkD on 28 February 2014
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Jay520 said:
DarkD said:


It was a general question which the thread author just though would be a good thread topic.  He had no part in it.  A good thread isn't supposed to insult something you know.  Its not supposed to pose an opinion, its supposed to open a thread of discussion on a question, and people are supposed to weigh in with their own opinions on the topic at hand.  The topic is the thread title, nothing more nothing less.  Take the thread title, divide it into two sides and draw conclusions, state relevant facts etc.  That is what a good thread is supposed to be....  Understand?

So it looks like you are now admitting that no one has made the implication that you suggested earlier. This is good. We are making progress.

Now, as for responding to the thread...yes, you are right, people can give their own opinions. That's fine. However, that's not what you did. You said "I'm just countering the argument that White People have some big apology to make." Now, when you say "countering the argument", that would imply that someone had at least presented the argument, or at the very least, implied the argument. For you cannot "counter" an argument that was not made. However, if you look through the thread, no one has stated or implied that Whites have some apology to make. Therefore, you are wrong, sir.

There's nothing wrong with giving your own opinions. But you did not just give your opinion; you assumed that someone else made on particular argument, which was a false assumption. If you really want to "take the thread title" and "divide it into two sides", then both sides must be sides that people are actually supporting. Otherwise, you are attacking a straw man.


Are you gonna pick apart every word I say?  I'm half asleep right now, I am not some poet who picks every word with the utmost care.  Congratulations on picking apart bad wording on my part.  You wanna go through the rest of the posts and do the same?  All you are doing now is being an asshole,  get a life.