Re: Freedom and discussion - and policing the board Archived Message
Posted by margo on December 27, 2018, 3:17 pm, in reply to "Re: Free speech and discussion ... without acrimony, ad hom and labels"
W "I don't believe I did engage in adhom, though inevitably I respond to criticism." You accused me of "deliberate deception". I took that as ad hom. "Deception" was bad enough and "deliberate" levered it up another notch. If it wasn't ad hom, it sure felt like ad hom. ------ - - - - - - - Over and above that, I don't want to draw out this discussion much further, but one thing puzzles me here: why such a strong reaction to this particular article? I stated clearly that I didn't agree with everything Fisher wrote and gave the caveat that I didn't regard any article as 'a sacred Tablet delivered from On High'. Those were my exact words, meant to convey that Fisher's article was to be scrutinised like any other. I linked to the article to add to the broad spectrum of ideas laid out on this particular subject. I assumed (perhaps mistakenly and naively) that others here might be interested in this more rare viewpoint from an unknown writer. I even highlighted a few of the writer's words, as you point out, Walter. Gosh! What crime did I commit, in the process?! Sorry if you feel criticised by others on this board. The only thing to do is, speak up. You accuse me of not standing up for you, but have you ever spoken up for me when T-man has laid into me in no uncertain terms (from another angle), whenever I post anything to do with identity/intersectionality? I always presume all are adults here and capable of reading and deciding for themselves. I presume we are thus permitted to post articles from a wide spectrum? Have I got that wrong? Do we need to be policed? Who should police us?
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- Disband the Left? - dovetailjoint December 25, 2018, 1:44 pm
- whats left of the left - west virginia December 25, 2018, 3:14 pm
- Re: Disband the Left? - turtleman December 25, 2018, 3:41 pm
- You're confusing the official left with the real left - Keith-264 December 25, 2018, 4:02 pm
- Why would fraudsters choose to disband? - Ken Waldron December 25, 2018, 6:29 pm
- "Capitalist liberals masquerading as revolutionaries"? - margo December 26, 2018, 6:39 am
- But notice, M, how these IDpol-questioners use the same jargonish language that turns off so many - Rhisiart Gwilym December 26, 2018, 9:29 am
- Nothing of substance there Margo - walter December 26, 2018, 11:55 am
- Re: Nothing of substance there Margo - margo December 26, 2018, 2:46 pm
- Free speech and discussion ... without acrimony, ad hom and labels - margo December 27, 2018, 9:16 am
- Re: Free speech and discussion ... without acrimony, ad hom and labels - walter December 27, 2018, 12:02 pm
- Re: Freedom and discussion - and policing the board - margo December 27, 2018, 3:17 pm
- I think you put that rather well too Margo.....nm - Keith-264 December 27, 2018, 4:31 pm
- Re: Free speech and discussion ... without acrimony, ad hom and labels - Willem December 27, 2018, 6:33 pm
- Re: "Capitalist liberals masquerading as revolutionaries"? - turtleman December 26, 2018, 5:06 pm
- Good post - Bluefool December 27, 2018, 10:13 am
- Re: Disband the Left? The 'left' which preserves identities shaped and distorted by capital? - margo December 26, 2018, 9:15 am
- This isterrible too Margo (nm) - walter December 26, 2018, 12:36 pm
- Pilger et al on ID politics - Tomski December 26, 2018, 1:00 pm
- Re: Pilger et al on ID politics - walter December 26, 2018, 2:05 pm
- Walter, re your oft-used phrase " class warriors" - margo December 26, 2018, 3:04 pm
- Walter, I presume you're happy with Guardian coverage of women's issues... - margo December 26, 2018, 3:37 pm
- Re: Pilger et al on ID politics - Tomski December 26, 2018, 3:48 pm
- "Almost the worst discussions ever here, if memory serves. Embarrassingly bad" - Willem December 26, 2018, 10:00 pm
- Thanks, Tomski, good to hear Pilger on this [nm] - margo December 26, 2018, 3:12 pm
- Sorry you feel this way, W. Would be good if you address points rather than issue one-word disdain? - margo December 26, 2018, 2:49 pm
- The left is by definition not banded, its peer-2-peer. Nm - Shyaku December 27, 2018, 1:29 am
- Re: Disband the Left? - Sinister Burt December 27, 2018, 11:29 am
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