The cult of “anti racism” has fully taken over the NFL

[Chuck Naill]

"Misquoting" is when you change the meaning of a quote by omitting key portions. Emerson's "Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds" is often used as an argument against [logical] consistency. That's incorrect, and misquoting. What Emerson was saying is that it's ok to change your mind in lieu of new information, and consistency for consistency's sake is a "hobgoblin" of little minds.

Want a different example? How about your misquoting of Twain, in what I'm sure you believed was a clever rebuttal. You missed the sarcasm of America's most famed satirist (which in your case is not surprising), and thought it meant something completely different. I pointed that out to you two posts later, and you ran away (again, not surprising).

The portion of the Sowell quote I shared is:



but you think omitting the last sentence...:

"They want villains to hate and heroes to cheer — and they don’t want explanations that do not give them that."

...changes it. It doesn't. It is additive. It is a reiteration. It is redundant, and unnecessary. The point expressed is not changed with or without the last sentence.

It perhaps shines a light on the reasons you and your fellow wokenistas grab your rhetorical torches and pitchforks and storm this section of the forum. Look at the "why can't Trump folks believe he lost" thread. It is much more emotionally satisfying for you and yours like to ignore an objective answer to the question. To assign motive for emotional satisfaction.

Sowell was commenting on a principle I also cite Mark Twain about.

We all do no end of feeling, and we mistake it for thinking.

That quote (like all quotes) is taken "out of context".

Twain continues:

And out of it we get an aggregation which we consider a boon. Its name is public opinion. It is held in reverence. Some think it the voice of God.

Does that change Twain's first sentence? Does that negate the notion of emotion overriding reason? Of course not.

Sowell (and Twain) are talking about people like you.

Thus endeth the lesson.

QED

For all your efforts, you misquoted him. Had you included the sentence you chose to omit, it would have outed you, since you are that way. Feel welcomed to quote him again and I'll continue to fact check @dneal.

The time you did it before, he was advocating vaccines. We all know your position on that.

[dneal]

I hope you are emotionally satisfied with your "rebuttal", for Sowell's sake.

[Chuck Naill]

I hope you are emotionally satisfied with your "rebuttal", for Sowell's sake.

Yes, I have been reading him for decades and see no need to have him drug through the mud by someone seeking to make points he never did intend. Carry on. Hope you read your misquoting again...LOL!!

[dneal]

The overwhelming majority of your posts regarding race indicate that if you have read him, you never understood him.

[Chuck Naill]

The overwhelming majority of your posts regarding race indicate that if you have read him, you never understood him.

Please stop while you're ahead. I can tell this new republican/conservative thing is new for you. I would recommend you choose to vote next time.

[dneal]

Please stop while you're ahead.

Unsurprisingly, you have chosen the wrong figure of speech; but thanks for inadvertently admitting your loss.

[Chuck Naill]

Please stop while you're ahead.

Unsurprisingly, you have chosen the wrong figure of speech; but thanks for inadvertently admitting your loss.

You always know when the opponent begins grasping at grammer. they've admitted defeat. Carry on.

[dneal]

Note to self - Add grammar to the list of things Chuck doesn’t know the meaning of.

[Chuck Naill]

Did you get out of elementary school?

[dneal]

More ad hominem. Is that all you have Chuck? Because all that's worth is more memes.

So sad.jpg

[Chuck Naill]

You sure know how to post photos, @dneal. Ironically, you didn't vote for Trump. You didn't get a vaccine. I suspect you don't mask or distance. Is there anything you do except troll? Asking for a friend.

[dneal]

Huh? I think I heard a monkey chattering, but all I smell is monkey-shit.

There he is!!! Chuckles the monkey! hoo hoo, haa haa!

See Chuck, that sort of thing that you are so fond of doesn't get anywhere. It just ruins the forum.

But please tell me again some nonsense about voting. Oooh, throw in the vaccine! A little Sowell thing for good measure! Add some emoticons too!!!

*yawn*

You can't troll me because you're no good at it and I don't care enough. Maybe consider what you want this forum to be. Reasonable discourse, or juvenile nonsense. I'm capable of either (and both even).

Until then, here's another meme for you:

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[Chip]

You're pretty far gone.

Shut down your computer.

Get help.

[dneal]

I've watched many "Chips" come and go. I'm not inclined to take advice from newbie rabble-rousers.

Thanks for your input though.

[Chip]

You and kazoo are the only rabble i've managed to rouse.

[dneal]

meh… you overestimate your arousal potential. Go back a few pages in your DSM. “Narcissist” comes before “psychopath”.

[724Seney]

The Lion and the Donkey

The donkey told the tiger, "The grass is blue."

The tiger replied, "No, the grass is green ."

The discussion became heated, and the two decided to submit the issue to arbitration, so they approached the lion.

As they approached the lion on his throne, the donkey started screaming: ′′Your Highness, isn't it true that the grass is blue?"

The lion replied: "If you believe it is true, the grass is blue."

The donkey rushed forward and continued: ′′The tiger disagrees with me, contradicts me and annoys me. Please punish him."

The king then declared: ′′The tiger will be punished with 3 days of silence."

The donkey jumped with joy and went on his way, content and repeating ′′The grass is blue, the grass is blue..."

The tiger asked the lion, "Your Majesty, why have you punished me, after all, the grass is green?"

The lion replied, ′′You've known and seen the grass is green."

The tiger asked, ′′So why do you punish me?"

The lion replied, "That has nothing to do with the question of whether the grass is blue or green. The punishment is because it is degrading for a brave, intelligent creature like you to waste time arguing with an ass, and on top of that, you came and bothered me with that question just to validate something you already knew was true!"

The biggest waste of time is arguing with the fool and fanatic who doesn't care about truth or reality, but only the victory of his beliefs and illusions. Never waste time on discussions that make no sense. There are people who, for all the evidence presented to them, do not have the ability to understand. Others who are blinded by ego, hatred and resentment, and the only thing that they want is to be right even if they aren’t.

When IGNORANCE SCREAMS, intelligence moves on.

[Chip]

Go back a few pages in your DSM. “Narcissist” comes before “psychopath”.

Is wanker in there?

[dneal]

Go back a few pages in your DSM. “Narcissist” comes before “psychopath”.

Is wanker in there?

Dunno. You’re the expert.

[Chuck Naill]

Wow, this is going no where.