• @[email protected]
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    101 year ago

    The person who I am directly replying to.

    But make no mistake, Israel is also fascist af.

    • @[email protected]
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      31 year ago

      Wish there was common nomenclature for referring to posters or parts of a comment to make the context clearer. Friends say I am on the spectrum but the Psychologist said that doesn’t seem to be the case.

      Like, OP1 is lame, OP2 supports genocide, etc. to clarify within a thread without having to quote or @ which I find a bit clumsy and generally gets in the way of flow.

      • Cosmic Cleric
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        21 year ago

        Wish there was common nomenclature for referring to posters or parts of a comment to make the context clearer.

        For comments, that’s how I do it.

        Throw one, too, or three asterisks around each side of the sentence you want to highlight.

        No need for special verbage or nomenclature. It’s done visually.

        • Karyoplasma
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          11 year ago

          There should be a distinction between the OP of the thread and the OP of the comment imo. It can get confusing.

          • Cosmic Cleric
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            11 year ago

            There should be a distinction between the OP of the thread and the OP of the comment imo.

            OPT and OPC?

            • Karyoplasma
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              11 year ago

              Something like that, yeah. Is that a thing already or did you just come up with it?

              • Cosmic Cleric
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                11 year ago

                Is that a thing already or did you just come up with it?

                Unless I accidentally reinvented them, those came from me.

        • @[email protected]
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          11 year ago

          Yeah I think what I dislike about that is it breaks up the flow of whatever I am writing. There’s a coherence that is lost.

          I’m accustomed to reading books or essays where there might be an excerpt, but more likely a paraphrase of what the author considers their opponent’s argument to be. This makes it helpful at times to pinpoint a misunderstanding in the author.

          But yeah, having consistent rules on the internet for posting is a losing battle I think. More or less thinking out loud, appreciate the comment.

          • Cosmic Cleric
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            21 year ago

            Yeah I think what I dislike about that is it breaks up the flow of whatever I am writing.

            No, It doesn’t have to.

            You can just write it out straight, without formatting, and then after you’re done that go back and add the asterisks to emphasize the parts that you want to emphasize, already having your thoughts jotted down.

      • @[email protected]
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        21 year ago

        This sounds like a great idea!

        I’ll clarify, I’m just putting out a reminder that being fascist is not an inherent trait, like green eyes or dark skin. Literally anyone can fall into the trap of fascist thinking. The only way to be truly anti-fascist is to recognize the warning signs in your own thoughts and worldview.

        So centrism can sometimes be a trap, but don’t demonize the practice of seeing both sides. Taking a hard line with one sides is a step on the path to becoming a fascist.

          • @[email protected]
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            11 year ago

            For sure I think Nazis and Tankies are both gross, and I have a kind of out-group bias against them, but I never advocate for violence against them.

            Except maybe punching Nazis, but nothing serious damaging or life threatening.

        • Cosmic Cleric
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          11 year ago

          So centrism can sometimes be a trap, but don’t demonize the practice of seeing both sides.

          Wise words.

          It’s how Peace is achieved.

          Taking a hard line with one sides is a step on the path to becoming a fascist.

          And War, and death.

      • @[email protected]
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        1 year ago

        Ah yes, the “I have a black friend” defense.

        I have Jewish friends, so I trust you won’t call me antisemitic for saying Israel is structurally racist and authoritarian.

        • @[email protected]
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          21 year ago

          If you have a Jewish friends then you really aren’t anti semitic are you?

          Such a smooth brain comment.

          Not to mention a huge amount of Israelis themselves criticise the current government and what it’s done.

        • EvilHaitianEatingYourCat
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          21 year ago

          I just shown you a highly placed Arab state worker. show me a Jewish in West Bank, mind you?

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            Why would a Jew choose to live in the West Bank when there’s a much more pleasant country next door offering them citizenship? Your analogy is so flawed I have a hard time thinking you’re making it in good faith.

            • EvilHaitianEatingYourCat
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              11 year ago

              Well, according to your own words, Israel is a fascist state, hunting down Arab minorities. I have shown an example how a representative of an Arab minority has held an extremely high rank in Israel society, and I believe this fact undermines your claim, hence Israel is not a fascist state.

          • @T00l_shed
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            -11 year ago

            Wasn’t Hitlers physician at one point a Jewish person? I don’t think one example is really all that telling.