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@3RU7AL
are you generally more interested with

mincing words

or, are you generally more interested in

exchanging ideas
Ideas - specifically the critiquing of positions.

My issue with your largely empty platitudes, and apparent criticism of tone; is that it mostly constitutes what I would consider as mincing words - is largely meaningless and bears little relation nor has any appreciably value to any content of anything said.


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You do realize there are more Black immigrants from Africa and other places with POC since 1865 than People with any kind of slave heritage exist today in America...

There are also way more non POC that immigrated to America after 1865 than ever existed before 1865 in America. A lot more.

What you are asking to do is demand a great many non-POC immigrants from 8 generations ago who never had the opportunity to have anything to do with slavery to pay "reparations" to POC immigrants from 8 generations ago that were never a slave and never had the opportunity to be a slave after 1865

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You can claim that it is "no problem"

But the misappropriation of the recent Covid reparations proves that it's absolutely a problem with the current government. In a period of inflation and recession, asking people to do anything other than get back to work  while the government agrees to stop printing money devaluing the standard of living for everyone is asking for the immediate destruction of the nation. Maybe after we get our finances in order, we can play around with reparations like we did with the Covid reparations that helped put us in the current economic condition. At least we can survive the economic destruction better with such a mismanaged reparations scheme.
The registry can identify who are slaves and who are legal immigrants. So the right people get reparation.
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It would be an Ad Hom if my charge of hypocrisy was instead of place of attacking his point.
any negative comment on the person and or their motives is technically and ad hominem attack

regardless of whether or not you think you've addressed their arguments

the personal comments and characterizations are EITHER intended to discredit their arguments

OR

absolutely off-topic random RED-HERRINGS

you can't mix the two

you have to pick one or the other

only your conversation partner can determine if you've understood their "key points"

for example

i can claim all day and all night that "i've disemboweled your key points" and "refuted every argument you've presented"

but if YOU tell me, "you've repeatedly ignored my key points" then, my "rush-to-declare-victory" is quite hollow
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are you generally more interested with

mincing words

or, are you generally more interested in

exchanging ideas
Ideas - specifically the critiquing of positions.
then we agree

and yet you seem to take the words themselves

some specific statement made early in the conversation

and try and hold your conversation partner to THOSE SPECIFIC WORDS

seeming to claim that THOSE SPECIFIC WORDS have "only one reasonable interpretation"

instead of pursuing a better understanding of WHAT THEY MEANT TO SAY

also,

you seem to understand this very well when you are being held to your own SPECIFIC WORDS

and you claim something like "you KNOW what I meant from the context and it wasn't what you think i meant, and if you still don't understand, then you're either a liar or an idiot" - - i mean, you know, not exactly verbatim, but generally speaking

pursuing specific words

instead of ideas

seems counterproductive

based on your stated goal
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Attacking me for my using an Ad Hominem, rather than making any attempt to attack my point - that is, ironically, very much an ad hominem
pointing out an ad hominem attack

is addressing "the words on the page"

and does not qualify as "negative characterizations of personal motives and or personal character"

it's a simple statement of fact

not an "attack"
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Wally me through your logic here: Person A offers a litany of insults against Person B, to which Person B responds by explaining (a) the accusations are invalid, (b) they actually express the Person A own behaviour.
if both sides engage in ad hominem attacks

ad hominem attacks from BOTH PARTIES should be ignored, even tu quoque

since they are categorically off-topic

the problem becomes compounded when one party tries to ignore the personal attacks from the other

and then the first party begins harping about "you keep ignoring my key points"

basically begging for their ad hominem attacks to be reflected back upon them

that's the funny thing about ad hominem attacks

they are 100% personal opinion and cannot be substantiated
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I am all for high minded moral arbiters
this has nothing to do with "morals"

this is only about reaching, what you yourself stated as your own goal, namely exchanging ideas and not mincing words

obsessing about the right or best way to argue and injecting themselves into other conversations:
anyone can participate in any of the forum discussions in any way they see fit

it is a public forum

if you wish to have a private conversation with someone

use the private messaging system built into debateart.com itself

but when this criticism is levied so unevenly, one cannot help but suspect that the reasons for objection is more about the who than the what.
speculation about motives is a textbook ad hominem attack
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do as you wish, of course

but it appears to be an attempt to coerce, or shame your conversation partner into responding
There’s two parts: pointing out the hypocrisy of the response is an attempt to undermine the validity of the “conversation partners” litany of insults.

Pointing out past behaviour; is in part to illustrate the hypocrisy of the insult - but also serves as a prediction based on past behaviour to draw attention to how he is trying to evade an argument.

The purpose here is not to make him respond, I don’t actually care - but to highlight the inherent dishonesty of ignoring what someone says, and then blames them for their own inabilities.

Whilst tone may be what you take issue with, I am very much one for intellectually honesty. This is a debate site, after all .

After all - like you said - he’s not forced to reply.

when you could simply ask them
I kinda did in my first reply; paraphrase the meaning of his argument - with the courtesy of also offering how it ties back to the point I was making. 

I always lay out my interpretation so I can be corrected if I’m wrong.


and perhaps restate or reframe what you believe are your "key points"
I did. Have you not read my posts. 95% of my content is restating what I believe to be key points!

any negative comment on the person and or their motives is technically and ad hominem attack
No it’s not.

“Typically, this term refers to a rhetorical strategy where the speaker attacks the character, motive, or some other attribute of the person making an argument rather than addressing the substance of the argument itself”

Given that (a) his argument was that I was a liar and an intellectual coward (which is definitely an Ad hominem), (b) I addressed the substance of those claims and (c) reviewed his own behaviour using that accusation - this is not an adhomimem by any stretch.

You could probably call it a personal attack - but like I said; it’s kinda weird that you feel that demonstrating an insult does not apply to you, but actually applies to the person making the insult is an Ad hominem worthy of challenge - but the original insult was not.

and try and hold your conversation partner to THOSE SPECIFIC WORDS
No I’m not. Re read my replies.

- I point out that he’s saying my argument is wrong; but does not explain why.
- in the absence of a given reason, I offered a review of my argument so as to preclude some prima-facia interpretation issue. Which I couldn’t find.

People often hurl out accusations without attempts to support it - that argument is simply me doing due diligence  on the claim in case I missed something so obvious it does not warrant an explanation.

i can claim all day and all night that "i've disemboweled your key points" and "refuted every argument you've presented"

but if YOU tell me, "you've repeatedly ignored my key points" then, my "rush-to-declare-victory" is quite hollow
Someone can claim all day and all night that an argument is a straw man, and insult them for being an intellectual coward.

But if you tell them that they haven’t offered an explanation why the argument is a straw man; explain why your argument is the obvious reading of what they said, explain that the insult doesn’t apply, but actually applies to them - then their rush to victory is hollow.

Given that, I’m not entirely sure what your objection is.

and does not qualify as "negative characterizations of personal motives and or personal character"

it's a simple statement of fact
not an "attack"
Also you:

“and detailing your frustration and your personal perception of "hypocrisy” is a textbook ad hominem attack”
I may be a simple man, but to me - suggesting I am attacking someone personally because I’m frustrated, or I have a perception they are a hypocrite: sort of seems to qualify exactly per your specifications, no?




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I am very much one for intellectually honesty.
how do you measure "intellectual honesty" ?
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@Ramshutu
any negative comment on the person and or their motives is technically and ad hominem attack
No it’s not.

“Typically, this term refers to a rhetorical strategy where the speaker attacks the character, motive, or some other attribute of the person making an argument rather than addressing the substance of the argument itself”
your quote contradicts your assertion and matches neatly with my description
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it’s kinda weird that you feel that demonstrating an insult does not apply to you, but actually applies to the person making the insult is an Ad hominem worthy of challenge - but the original insult was not.
i clearly stated that BOTH SIDES can obviously engage in ad hominem attacks

i made no claims about "who threw the first stone"
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Someone can claim all day and all night that an argument is a straw man, and insult them for being an intellectual coward.
ONLY the person being paraphrased can determine if they accept the presented characterization of their OWN argument

if i attempt to paraphrase your position on a topic

and you tell me it's a STRAWMAN

then, i obviously failed to accurately paraphrase YOUR position

and should probably make another attempt, or, alternatively, simply ask
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“and detailing your frustration and your personal perception of "hypocrisy” is a textbook ad hominem attack”
I may be a simple man, but to me - suggesting I am attacking someone personally because I’m frustrated, or I have a perception they are a hypocrite: sort of seems to qualify exactly per your specifications, no?
i'm willing to admit i may have misinterpreted your goal

please explain how unfrustrated you are
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Black privilege in higher level education compared to Asians. Change my mind
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@3RU7AL
how do you measure "intellectual honesty" ?
By looking at the intellectually dishonest things people do.

your quote contradicts your assertion and matches neatly with my description

Only if you miss parts out:

any negative comment on the person and or their motives is technically and ad hominem attack
And 

“Typically, this term refers to a rhetorical strategy where the speaker attacks the character, motive, or some other attribute of the person making an argument rather than addressing the substance of the argument itself

I have helpfully bolded the part that is required for an Ad Hominem attack that you omit.

i clearly stated that BOTH SIDES can obviously engage in ad hominem attacks

But are singling out only one for criticism

Me: Someone can claim all day and all night that an argument is a straw man, and insult them for being an intellectual coward.

But if you tell them that they haven’t offered an explanation why the argument is a straw man; explain why your argument is the obvious reading of what they said, explain that the insult doesn’t apply, but actually applies to them - then their rush to victory is hollow.

Given that, I’m not entirely sure what your objection is.

you: if i attempt to paraphrase your position on a topic and you tell me it's a STRAWMAN then, i obviously failed to accurately paraphrase YOUR position and should probably make another attempt, or, alternatively, simply ask
C1; Or alternatively - I could be accusing you of making a straw man because I’m lazy, and do not want to argue your point.  You have no way of telling - which is why  the Burden is on me - as the person making the claim - to present reasons why it’s true. 

C2: I could be Mischaracterizing him, I can’t tell: he won’t say how, or why I am; he isn’t clarifying his position at all; and as far as I can tell, I’m characterizing the only words he’s presented accurately. I can’t really do any more than that.

Also - you have changed the subject - the original quote here was you - for want or a better description - suggesting that I follow a particular course of behaviour. As I presented what I actually did in a way that was identical to how you suggested we should act - I am not sure what you’re issue is.

Instead of explaining what the issue actually is, you seem to have flown off on a different tangent.

i'm willing to admit i may have misinterpreted your goal please explain how unfrustrated you are

This is changing the subject of this point:

You originally said:

“and detailing your frustration and your personal perception of "hypocrisy” is a textbook ad hominem attack

I said this was an ad hominem.

You said it

does not qualify as "negative characterizations of personal motives and or personal character"

it's a simple statement of fact
not an "attack"

This is clearly false. Because you are absolutely making negative characterizations of my personal motives, right?

Instead of defending the claim - you changed the subject onto something else.




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Polytheist-Witch,

Considering your view on people of color, when you're in a area of people like you you certainly have privilege over someone who is a person of color. I don't understand how white people don't get that we have been able to move through society generally easier than people who are not white. This isn't rocket science. I think when you say the word White privilege people like you automatically assume that you somehow taken advantage of other people that's not the case it's just that you've benefited from being white. Of course you seem to hate everybody but white men so I don't know maybe you're just offended in general at everything.
Your first sentence and second sentence are not true. Especially in the Army. Blacks had far more privilege over me, and got away with racist crap on a daily basis. My platoon leader was a racist POS against whites, and he didn’t hide it. The platoon sergeant was black too, but he was a very nice and supportive leader. In fact, it was because of him that I got into positions within the Military Police field that just wasn’t available to others. I worked hard to prove myself and was aptly rewarded for it, it wasn’t given to me for free. Everything in my life was earned, not given free; and I certainly didn’t demand it be free either (unlike others).

I have no privilege other than to have been born in the greatest country in the world. 

Had you gone to the link in #1 OP, you’d get an informed idea of how I interpret “white privilege.” Since you have not, the rest of your comment is just ignorant (uneducated). 
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Fact.  Because, in many instances, decades ago, African Americans were denied opportunities to get a mortgage for a house.  Even if they had the money and income to do so....

The fact that they can buy houses now is irrelevant now.  Because they missed out on the best time in all of human history to buy a house.  Anyone who bought a house in the 70's or 80's, they'd easily see the house go up 10x value by now.

So, yes, they can buy a house now that prices are over-inflated but missed one of the biggest opportunities in American history to accrue wealth.

There are many black people who are renting now that would actually be owning property and passing property onto their children if racism didn't exist.

Fiction. 

Being denied a mortgage is as you stated at the end of your comment, racism. It’s NOT a matter of the mythical white privilege
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The Normal  skin colored (  Band-Aids )
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Black privilege in higher level education compared to Asians. Change my mind
Asian Americans are the highest-income, best-educated and fastest-growing racial group in the U.S, with Asians now making up the largest share of recent immigrants. A Pew Research survey finds Asian Americans are more satisfied than the general public with their lives, finances and the direction of the country, and they place a greater value on marriage, parenthood, hard work and career success.

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Asian Americans are the highest-income, best-educated and fastest-growing racial group in the U.S, with Asians now making up the largest share of recent immigrants. A Pew Research survey finds Asian Americans are more satisfied than the general public with their lives, finances and the direction of the country, and they place a greater value on marriage, parenthood, hard work and career success.
Read my sentence again. 

Higher education. Also I wonder by Asians are so well off
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By Asians you mean a mother and a father.
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When’d so many Biden lovers show up on the site. It can’t have been that long that I’ve been AWOL
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Depreciation of a house is inevitable over time. Property values of the land do not inevitably rise. Especially property in a city where crime is on the rise.
The value of my home is 4x what it was in 1999....and it was built in 1938. So...yea. Also, it sure seems like you're suggesting crime will be on the rise where POC live...
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Only if if they are Democrat POC. Based POC take care of their communities.
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When’d so many Biden lovers show up on the site. It can’t have been that long that I’ve been AWOL

Evil thrives when good men do nothing.
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I'm not reading your fucking blog. That should be considered spam.
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Evil thrives when good men do nothing.
I’m back now. Let the counter offensive begin 
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I’m back now. Let the counter offensive begin 
Give 'em hell :)
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Polytheist-Witch,
I'm not reading your fucking blog. That should be considered spam
That’s EXACTLY what an intellectual coward says/does. 

According to your illogic, every linked citation = spam. 
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White privilege is a fact. White superiority is a myth. We just buried a monarch.