Jaicee said:
First off, there's no basis for putting the word 'substance' in quotation marks when I provided a lot of worthy analysis and ample sourcing for my take on the impact of Covid restrictions both past and present. Secondly, since your reply, by stark contrast, was largely substance-free (unless one counts another of your trademark juvenile Facebook-style memes as an information source) and largely composed of you projecting your victimhood complex onto me, I'll make this brief. There's no "bait and switch" here, just your inability to comprehend the fact that Covid-era restrictions have had a cumulative impact on our society over time that is serious. What there is instead is you disingenuously revising my positions to make yourself look smarter than, and morally superior to, me, as that seems to be your real goal here. I'm done talking to you now. I'm out of motivation to do so. It's clearly not going to get anywhere because you're determined not to hear anything I say. |
Oh please, you're such a hypocrite. Look I'll concede to have maybe set the wrong tone for this discussion with my profanity-laced OP, but it was most certainly you who made the matter personal. Your entire prior post was just one long, gaslighting attack on my intelligence much like this one I'm quoting now is as well. I retaliated proportionally. Either treat people how you'd like to be treated or get over it. You're hardly a victim here.
No, my entire point was not calling you stupid, it was pointing out that your OP and the positions you expressed therein were stupid. Cause, they were. Your comments were about me in particular and had no relation to what I said in this thread. Your comments were trying to dismiss what I said based on my personality which is flaming and an ad hominem. But by all means use as much profanity as you want. Bitch shit fuck cunt cocksucker motherfucker tits. That wasn't the issue with OP, the issue was the lack of reason.
When I say stuff I like to back it up, so I'll give an example of these bad faith tactics. I used a Helen Lovejoy meme as part of my post. Obviously not as an information source, so either you're evading or don't know what an information source is. You pointed that out as juvenile and are attempting to use it to discredit me. Which is an example of an, admittedly mild, ad homimen. The points I made obviously stand completely apart from that meme, but you can't seem to address those, so just call me juvenille for posting a Simpsons image. ¯_(ツ)_/¯This is a rather transparent attempt of evasion, and the pattern going on here. I was a mean mod, I'm condescending, I want to slit people's throats, I'm juvenile, just trying to boost my own ego, blah blah blah. You know what? I'll just grant you all of that.
Still has nothing to do with whether my points are valid. Yet to see a reason for that.
My post can't have much substance, because if you're posting irrelevant things and personal attacks, there's nothing I could do but point that out. Do you want me to give a detailed reasoned argument about why I don't want to slit people's throats? Why seven year olds are not a good source of policy? Would you like me to talk about your bosses' policies? Why we shouldn't lift restrictions that have already been lifted? What illuminating points did I miss?
I'm curious to see where I acted like a victim, except for the parts where you were actually flaming. Unless you would like to claim that the things I quoted were not direct personal attacks. I wish you would, cause I could use a good chuckle.
I'm also curious to see what position I misrepresented. But again, no evidence is forthcoming. If I seem smarter or morally superior, that wasn't a goal, but what the hell, I'll take it, thanks. But, I am quite confident in my intelligence, so I don't need the boost. Would be nice if you'd stfu about my intentions and address the actual points though.
You said you wanted current restrictions lifted so you could have a normal life. You have still not presented a valid reason that mask mandates should be dropped beyond what they are now beyond "I don't like them". Nor have you explained any other current restriction beyond masks that is preventing you from living a normal life. And apparently the failure to remove mask mandates (which you can't give a reaon for) or these as of yet unidentified mystery restrictions is such a monumental issue that it would justify a massive democratic defeat. And that it is "insane" of democrats to not agree. So, maybe less time about me being a meanie pants and more about how that makes a fucking lick of sense.
But of course, you won't actually adress that, because I just won't listen. Welp, then I'll leave it here then, but don't think any intelligent person will buy that load of shit.
Last edited by JWeinCom - on 12 February 2022
