Re:Show HN: A Firefox extension to leave comments on any URL
by bArray on Saturday June 29, 2019 @02:39AM
(#20311129)
> You’re misunderstanding me. I have nothing to say to people
> who want to argue in bad faith about racism and other
> nonsense as if they have any valid scientific footing.
Are you suggesting that I'm acting in bad faith, or the commenter on Gab? I all honesty I think we're misunderstanding each other, that's always been the challenge of writing.
> Please don’t cherry pick my remarks to make like there’s
> an argument to be had here.
Please quote specifically what you think I've cherry picked, I haven't done so on purpose.
> By the way, that article is referencing a revival of a
> strategy employed much earlier on in the 20th century. It
> doesn’t hinge on “alt right” or anything else. Just bigots
> making an effort to normalize their bigotry.
Normalization of speech through sarcasm? I'm British, sarcasm/"jokes" is the language most of us speak normally anyway, it's how we laugh about our shared troubles.
> Have a good weekend. It’s a long one here as we celebrate
> who want to argue in bad faith about racism and other
> nonsense as if they have any valid scientific footing.
Are you suggesting that I'm acting in bad faith, or the commenter on Gab? I all honesty I think we're misunderstanding each other, that's always been the challenge of writing.
> Please don’t cherry pick my remarks to make like there’s
> an argument to be had here.
Please quote specifically what you think I've cherry picked, I haven't done so on purpose.
> By the way, that article is referencing a revival of a
> strategy employed much earlier on in the 20th century. It
> doesn’t hinge on “alt right” or anything else. Just bigots
> making an effort to normalize their bigotry.
Normalization of speech through sarcasm? I'm British, sarcasm/"jokes" is the language most of us speak normally anyway, it's how we laugh about our shared troubles.
> Have a good weekend. It’s a long one here as we celebrate
> Canada Day.
Have a good one.