The Unvaxinated = the Taliban

[Dill]

(08-30-2021, 05:45 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Bmore, I like you, sincerely, but this board cop routine, constantly accusing others of violating the CoC, is obnoxious.  As to the "lazy straw man" accusation, you have nothing to support that assertion.  I have consistently, throughout the years, stated that comparing Americans to extreme organizations is inflammatory and serves zero constructive purpose.  Then along comes the perfect example of the behavior I consistently condemn.  This thread exists to do nothing but reinforce that and to point out, using a real world example, how harmful these comparisons are.  If GMDino posts yet another in his slew of law enforcement basing posts/threads, is he deliberately targeting me?  

Based on your first post in this thread you apparently feel the same, or at least in a very similar fashion, on this subject as I do.  Maybe that consensus will lead to some condemnation of that behavior in the future?

As to the rest, my point has been reinforced, again.  Comparing people to Nazis, Isis or the Taliban serves no legitimate purpose other than to inflame and label those compared as analogous to such awful people.

Well you actually do heap personal abuse on people in violation of the CoC. And WAY more than anyone else here. So it’s a bit much to demand people stop flagging you for it, as opposed to actually exerting some self disclpine and stopping said behavior yourself.

And Pat does have something to support the “straw man” accusation:

1. Your claim that I have defended comparing people to “human scum” or anything similar to your meme example. I’ve never done that.

2 your imputation that Pat agreed I engage in “scum” comparison. He did not. He understands the difference between a twitter meme and reasoned scholarly comparison, as do the majority of posters here.

You are perfectly fine with “inflammatory” and “divisive” comparisons—just not with social science analysis applied to right wing politics. No one disputes your “consistency” regarding the latter. “Zero constructive purpose” in applying knowledge of the past to the present. No present crisis to be illuminated. Protect the present FROM the past.

Perhaps you hope the mods will forbid any future historical comparison, even serious and responsible scholarly types, to quel the continuing drama. Then you can gain by administrative fiat what you cannot by reasoned argument.