Okay, to keep this on track even slightly, I’ll ignore your initial ad hominem-aden bullshit and dishonest behaviour. So that really only leaves the following:
I'm not sure. Explain the difference to me, please.
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I'm not sure yet. I'll wait for your explanation and then let you know what I think in light of that.
You’re not sure if you see a difference between those options? Heck, maybe there isn’t one. The question is not whether there
is a difference, it’s whether
you see a difference.
Do you? I can’t answer this for you.
I mean, I’m assuming that you know what each option means? I’ve set out what not seeing a difference results in, so surely you either see a difference or you don’t. Which is it?
What do you think about this?
I’ve asked you, James R, and if, as you have repeatedly claimed, you have read the thread then you would know what I think about it. That you are here asking me what I think is yet further evidence that you have not read the thread.
I'll wait and see how this plays out, first, I think. Then, once we're all done, I will give it some more consideration. It's not completely clear to me yet what your long-term goals are in this conversation.
So you’ve accused me of trying to paint people as an antisemite or a transphobe, yet with zero evidence you won’t apologise because… what… you think I may do in the future?
Didn’t you repeatedly have hysterical fits about Tiassa accusing you of things for which he did not apologise? What if he used this same pathetic tactic? If you expect/demand things of others, maybe you shouldn’t act so hypocritically when you find yourself at the other end of things.
Yes. Of course I can. You mostly appear to criticise me after one or more people are already piling on. You seem to prefer to hunt with a pack, rather than on your own. It's a recognisable pattern with you. Stick the boot in while the man's down, you think.
So that’s a “no”, then; you can’t actually point to anything I’ve said where I’m trying to paint you as an antisemite or a transphobe. You’ve said “
Of course I can”… so do so! Point it out. I first addressed a post of yours when you posted Stewart’s quote with zero commentary of your own. Since then you have attacked me almost exclusively.
As for preferring to “hunt with a pack”, FFS, James R. I don’t need others for me to kick you when I think you’re being dishonest, when I think you’re being hypocritical, etc. History shows that. So stop lying. When I call you out it is because I think what you have done is worthy of being called out. Irrespective of whether the world or no one else does so. So quit your bullshit in this regard.
Either provide evidence where I have tried to paint you, or anyone in this thread, as an antisemite or a transphobe. Or apologise publicly for wrongfully accusing me, given how much you love people to apologise.
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Does your analysis tell you that Jon Stewart thinks that JK Rowling is an antisemite, or not? What's your conclusion on that, so far?
He doesn’t think she’s an antisemite. This was actually clear from the time he was criticising the tropes in the book. It was reinforced when he felt he needed to explicitly state as much. It was made clear in this thread when the article was linked, and when Tiassa summarised his position.
I told you no such thing. What are you talking about, Sarkus?
There’s a whole thread around the notion that people quite often claim they’re not talking about X just because they haven’t mentioned X. Even when everything they have been saying confirms that it is indeed X that they are talking about, even if not explicitly mentioned. What you’re suffering from is very similar indeed, so that thread might be worth a look for you.
To wit: if what you type strongly suggests that you have not actually read something, then you don’t need to have actually said that you have not read it for others to recognise that you have not read it. And thus far you have done very little to show that you have actually read the thread(s) in question. Simples, really.
Which relevant facts did I ignore, Sarkus? Please explain.
You claimed: “
If, however, you want to make a case for there being something in the Harry Potter books that is antisemitic, then by all means make it. God knows nobody else has, yet” yet the thread is full of people discussing things in the book that are antisemitic – i.e. the antisemitic tropes, notably the goblin bankers. Just look at #1 of this split-out thread, for example.
So, you have ignored that fact. Comprendez?
Which matter? If you have a question for me, please ask it directly.
More dishonesty from you, James R. Gets tiresome after a while. I have asked many questions of you, and you have obfuscated, deflected, evaded, deferred etc. Go back and actually read that which you are responding to. Might help you catch up.
You never appear in a thread at random to comment on something I've posted, Sarkus. Nor do you ever show up to applaud something I've written, or to express your agreement. But whenever there's a posse out for my blood, you're almost guaranteed to stick your nose in to add criticism and insult to the mix.
I’m sorry you think that. If you think I’m treating you any differently to the way I treat others, by all means send me a PM to discuss, rather than hash it out in public. I don’t follow a posse. I rarely, if ever, just post to express agreement. If I haven’t “liked” one of your posts, it’s more than likely because it is banal and offers nothing worthy of me adding my agreement. I don’t “like” or express agreement with the vast majority of posters and posts. I mostly only post when I disagree. But, again, if you don’t like that, tough shit.
Such patterns do not go unnoticed. It is always worth remembering history, I think. It has many things to teach us.
It does, for sure. Just a pity you have a somewhat delusional view of history that, frankly, isn’t worth a hill of beans.
All I see is you sticking your pendantic nose in to try to take a bite out of me by jumping on parmalee's angry bandwagon. You don't seem to have learned that you never come out of this kind of act smelling like roses. Perhaps you never will.
Oh, I am pedantic, for sure. That doesn’t mean I’m wrong. And no, I don’t jump on bandwagons. History, if you ever bothered to read what people actually post, will show you that.
Look, it boils down to this, James R: if you, or anyone, posts something I disagree with and I consider it worth commenting on, I will. It’s that simple. Nothing more. Nothing less. If you feel I’m giving you special consideration, furthering some grudge you think I have, that is entirely on you. Yes, I think you’re one of the most dishonest posters here. Yes, I think you are one of, if not the most hypocritical posters here. But beyond that, I treat you no differently.
Maybe ask yourself why I seem to call you out for such so often compared to others. You can deny, you can insult me, you can disparage my character all you want, you can think I’m wrong, that I’m a poor judge of character, but all you’re doing is showing the world who
you are. I’ll attack character when I am similarly attacked, for sure. But all I really want from you, James R, from anyone, in fact, is to stick to what is written, and to write what you mean. Mistakes can happen, sure, but dishonesty is something else. And I don’t like it.
And if you’re tired of these tit-for-tats, just look at who starts them. History shows that, too, as in this thread.
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The rest I’ve snipped because it’s yet more irrelevance from you, more bullshit, more ad hominem, more dishonesty, more delusion. Hey ho.]
So, are you going to actually respond honestly to the on-topic questions I've asked?
Sure. Whatever. There’s no defeating your delusion in such matters. You think I'm still habouring a grudge, yet you're the only one that keeps bringing up the past. Get over yourself already!
