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To: Gamecock; IrishCatholic
What’s the matter, can’t refute what was said so you go into personal attack mode from the start?

And this from his homepage even:

Why are you on my homepage? Are you interested in me as a poster? Or are you simply looking for anything to use in a personal attack because our exchange isn’t going well for you on a particular topic? Wouldn’t you rather go back and debate whatever issue we are talking about on its merits? Personal attacks simply show weakness. Plus it is easy to be nasty on a computer. But it is still bad manners.

Now from time to time I will call someone a “bigot.” This isn’t a personal attack but rather a description of behavior. Here is the definition: “A bigot is a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices. The correct use of the term requires the elements of intolerance, irrationality, and animosity toward those of differing beliefs.”

It is hard to pursue an argument when the other side will not talk about the facts but will divert to personal attacks or resort to straw men arguments. I will push back against bigotry, ignorance, hatred, etc. But I don’t hold grudges. The person I destroy in an argument on one topic, I will complement on another topic.

I think things aren't going so well for him, so he must go into personal attack mode. His post further on (#33) is more than adequate to demonstrate this tendency.

101 posted on 02/05/2011 4:14:50 PM PST by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to him.)
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To: boatbums; IrishCatholic; Gamecock; 1000 silverlings; Alex Murphy; bkaycee; blue-duncan; caww; ...
IC: Why are you on my homepage? Are you interested in me as a poster? Or are you simply looking for anything to use in a personal attack because our exchange isn’t going well for you on a particular topic? Wouldn’t you rather go back and debate whatever issue we are talking about on its merits?

Um, because you bait people into going there by referring to it.

Personal attacks simply show weakness. Plus it is easy to be nasty on a computer. But it is still bad manners.

Physician, heal thyself.

Now from time to time I will call someone a “bigot.” This isn’t a personal attack but rather a description of behavior.

Yeah. Right.

For anyone who believes that, I have some real nice waterfront property to sell you in FL.

104 posted on 02/05/2011 4:20:17 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: boatbums
I noticed you skipped the part about the “Know Nothings” from my home page.

Lies by omission. Lies by lack of context. Did you skip it on purpose?

The bigot definition is accurate. The fact you accessed my home page is ironic as you just proved why it's there.

Pitiful.

105 posted on 02/05/2011 4:23:58 PM PST by IrishCatholic (No local Communist or Socialist Party Chapter? Join the Democrats, it's the same thing!)
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