But instead of debating a subject intellectually and academically, most of our correspondents these days either scurry away, argue against their own self-made strawmen, redirect the discussion to some cherry-picked word or phrase - or else throw spitwads.
All of which are back-handed compliments, by the way. But we'd rather have a robust intellectual and academic debate on the issues actually raised. That is the point behind the excellent essay which betty boop wrote to begin this thread!
Not sure what the point of this post is. Obviously my and your interpretation of past discussions between yourself and others is going to vary, however, your post was written to me about our current discussion. If you’re accusing me of any of these tactics, please let me know, otherwise this isn’t really relevant.