Comment on .ml has got to be the only place on earth where I'd get downvoted for a comment like this
stoly@lemmy.world 5 days agoThings like:
Democrats are really like the center right in Europe.
That Arabs are semites.
That I liked the ideas of communism but don’t believe that it has succeeded yet because the average person is not ready for it.
Those things caused endless rage and personal attacks.
Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 5 days ago
“Democrats are really like the center right in Europe.”
But they are lol.
The Arabs as semites thing is weird, while yes if you use a definition of semitism from a century ago and make technical arguments sure you can logic yourself there, but that’s not how language works. When someone says antisemitism, they’re specifically referring to bigotry against jews. It’s like all the debates about whether hotdogs are sandwiches, if sushi is a type of taco, etc. If you say “antisemitism” or sandwich or taco, nobody is going to understand you’re talking about racism against arabs or hotdogs or sushi.
As far as “I like the ideas of communism, but the average person isn’t ready for it”, maybe just accept that you haven’t ready any works by any communists, and don’t know how AES states work, like 99% of westerners instead of opining on a subject your understanding of comes entirely from adversarial sources. It’s not even wrong, it’s just indicating that you’re unfamiliar with the subject.
stoly@lemmy.world 4 days ago
You’ve demonstrated my point perfectly. Those were exactly the personal attacks. Amazingly, I couldn’t even reference the topic without you needing to make it personal.
Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 4 days ago
Don’t be wrong and people won’t correct you lmao.
stoly@lemmy.world 4 days ago
And if you weren’t so toxic, I wouldn’t have blocked you just now. Grow up.