uspol, cw: infuriating 

Wow. Look at this mess of high-end self-delusion I found while debating a conservative furry.

newbostonpost.com/2017/11/09/u

This is a genuinely amazing feat of intellectual sleight-of-hand he's pulling, crusading against "isms" while quietly grandfathering in all the ones he personally finds meaningful.

I don't see the difference between this guy reverently rejecting classism and racism, and some Victorian don insisting no literature post-Shakespeare really matters. *shrug*

uspol, cw: infuriating 

This all exemplifies one of my strongest beliefs and biggest pet peeves: most people who call themselves "rationalism" have, having discovered there is intimidation power in this term, simply written the word "rational" on a 3"x5" index card and glued it to their forehead.

Reason involves dialectic. It involves making a willing and conscious choice NOT to use tactics like these to dismiss Enemy Thoughts out of hand. And arguing by definition like that? That's flat out.

uspol, cw: infuriating 

@zebratron2084 honestly all I see in this fucking article is several paragraphs of "WHY DON'T YOUNG PEOPLE WALK IN LOCKSTEP WITH THE CONSERVATIVE ESTABLISHMENT LIKE ME T_T"

uspol, cw: infuriating 

@Thaminga @zebratron2084 Yeah, I read the article and it came off as "Feelings are invalid. Here are all MY feelings enshrined as rational fact. Eat it."

uspol, cw: infuriating 

@hummingrain @Thaminga Thank you for the vindication! <3 The son of a bitch gave me the Dave Sim vibe...

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