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Re:Oxford Professor Is Accused of Selling Ancient Texts by notac on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @11:21AM (#21324644)
You know, it wasn’t so long ago that “take the high road” was the common mantra. Turns out, even if you disagree with people or think they’re wrong, you can still behave with decorum. It makes everything more pleasant.
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Re:Oxford Professor Is Accused of Selling Ancient Texts by serioussecurity on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @11:30AM (#21324775)
Does that hold when they're actively working to harm you and yours?
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Re:Oxford Professor Is Accused of Selling Ancient Texts by notac on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @11:56AM (#21325154)
It’s about approach. Most of the time people aren’t actually trying to harm you. Coming into every disagreement with a “you’re the enemy” viewpoint is a sure way to make sure there’s no such thing as civil discourse. Despite popular belief, blanket outrage actually fixes very little.
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Re:Oxford Professor Is Accused of Selling Ancient Texts by driverdan on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @01:17PM (#21326183)
The only reason I replied and used the word bigot was because of the use in the original comment. Perhaps they should have "taken the high road" by not implying those who oppose Hobby Lobby's owners are bigots.
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Re:Oxford Professor Is Accused of Selling Ancient Texts by weberc2 on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @02:56PM (#21327295)
The parent observed that “Bigots oppose hobby lobby”, not that everyone who opposes hobby lobby is a bigot. You levied the unsubstantiated accusation that the hobby lobby founders are bigots. These things are not the same.
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