Though I do see common streams when Anniee believes anybody arguing with her cannot possibly have a thread of truth. Dhoti just does it constantly. Anniee uses othering to invalidate the emotions and intelligence of others by saying it is all just text without realizing that she is just text as well. Dhoti simply doesn’t care what other people think and believes he has to beat a point in.

While Anniee’s othering and self blindness is aggravating, I find her the more intelligent of the pair as she will actually calm down and have a discussion. Dhoti will simply be abusive and then when he gets abuse backs, focuses on it for the rest of the conversation without ever realizing or recanting to the effect of starting the whole fight.

The joy of this analysis is that both will pounce on it with equal and predictable fervor.

But I knew you would take it that way.

maybe we should stop torturing. that way, just our enemies will use torture and gain intelligence. also, we can give away our methods of torture so that in the event that we do wish to use it, our enemies can be prepared for that as well.

epic fail.

What would convince me you were salvageable would be if you could process what people say to you and respond with respect and an intelligent analysis of where they’re wrong. Instead, you descend into abuse and attempts to make others as fearful as you are. Most of your arguments amount to “Abuse! Non Sequitur! Deliberate misunderstanding and attempt to change the topic! More abuse! YOU HATE AMERICA AND NEED TO DIE!!!!!”

(And that’s one to grow on…)

But stay classy, hon.

Anniee, the feeling is mutual — I’m really impressed how you can communicate with the regulars when they’re being civil yet put them in their place when they’re not. (And kudos on the sidetracked liberal hunting permit thread — I browsed through that during a lull earlier today and that took some serious balls.) I can learn much from you.

Now tell me HONESTLY how you would reply to this nonsense: Mark, you’re (sic) half baked (sic) ideas are thrown around with such fervor and hate you’re likely to convince someone who hasn’t been paying close attention to what’s going on in the world that you’re right and, if that’s the case, you’re going to create a swelling of anti-american extermists that are just as bad as the Christian extremist ones.

I assume you would just ignore it, right? Or make a complimentary reply in return? You’re a hypocrite expecting me to be something even you’re not. Get serious for once.

You, on the other hand, believe people are essentially stupid, ignorant, violent, and liars, because that’s the way you are.

Classical example of projection.