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Gladius_ posted...
If you say so. Just know if I catch you bailing when statistics or evidence is brought up that counters your claim, you continue to argue the point when the evidence refutes you, or if someone corners you on something they didn't say and directly show evidence they didn't say it, I will begin to stack up these occurrences and create a list.
Creating "lists" and keeping tallies, and banking screenshots of a user on the internet is pretty spot on for a petty grudge. So I wouldnt expect less.

You do you.
Gladius_ posted...
That is not at all what I was asking the concession for and you know it. It was literally this exchange:
You were asking for a concession on something my post made crystal clear from the jump my post is not about. Something that I actually repeated over and over it wasnt about.

Gladius_ posted...
You could have admitted, that I never made such a claim
Which brings us to the heart of the problem with your claim. My original post, and discussion literally was never about the venue or Sweeneys dress. You decided to ignore multiple posts stating just that to say at some point:

"You also don't have an opinion that supersedes a venue. Dress codes are determined by the organizers. Not randos."

I say, "you dont either" and immediately pivot back to my original discussion that I again make crystal clear is not about the venue or Sweeneys dress. You decided to again ignore that to yet again make my post about Sweeney and her dress demanding I concede on "lying" that you supersede the venue." The problem, my post didnt claim that. Saying, "you dont either" doesnt mean you are. And you cherry picking those three words out of an entire post, and ignored the rest of the post that isnt about the thing you were pivoting to.... doesnt mean ny post is about that either. At no point we're my posts trying to argue some specific thing you said supersedes the venue, as again, ai made it crystal clear repeatedly my posts arent even about the venue or Sweeneys dress.

At that point, whether its a misunderstanding, or a refusal to concede. If you wonder why I disappeared from the topic....from my perspective, it didnt even matter anymore, I lost interest in the topic. It wasnt worth trying to clear up anymore, as Im not interested in getting concessions. Just engagement until I lose interest.

We were talking in circles, and I had 0 interest to remedy it at that point. Im one to admit that I'll stick around in a topic for a long time if Im interested, but I have no qualms on up and disappearing once the interest is gone.
Gladius_ posted...
he fact that you admit there are "certain posters" I will admit are right, over me, is not giving you the fuel that you think
Its not giving you fuel either. We both can claim to concede against specific users you agree with that you deem were in good faith.

Its not saying much.

Gladius_ posted...
said you were off topic multiple times as well since this WAS about that venue and this specific instance in question.
Ironic you talk of goalpost moving. You chose to respond to me speaking specifically about not all feminists dont view raunchy as empowering. I made it clear from the jump of my original post that was what my post was about. As my post WASN'T about the venue or Sweeney dress and I made that crystal clear. Yet, you kept trying to circle my post to that instead of what I was saying. Then demanding a concession to something my post was never about with you insisting it was

As for the rest of your post, it just dives into the other discussion of agreeing with those who already agree with you. I feel the same way about you on never conceding on a fundamental disagreement on a discussion.

But I'll end my post with a positive

Gladius_ posted...
In fact, I'll say right now, I agree with more of your posts than I don't.
Despite when we disagree, I can say I agree with more of your posts than I dont as well.
Gladius_ posted...
Untrue. I had someone correct me with a more recent study that superseded my old study I was using that was conducted back in the 1990's. I was unaware that both a new study was conducted in 2024 and that study contradicted the previous findings. I didn't like the answer but I conceded I was, indeed, wrong.
You arent helping disprove what I just said of doing so with users you typically already agree with. At best this is a nice story.

Gladius_ posted...
You told me outright that my opinion doesn't supersede a venue's either and that I too was putting my own beliefs over a venue's right to their own dress code.
Speaking of misconstrueding my posts. My argument was about not all feminists agree that dressing raunchy is empowerment, and that my post are NOT aboit that venue. You decided to repeatedly keep circling back to the venue to make my posts about the venue, and worse decided twist my post to be all about the venues decision. Using the above to desperately spin all my posts to be about the venue.

Gladius_ posted...
I did not. Again, I have the screenshots
People with petty grudges tend to, so that doesnt surprise me.
And Im certain it cherry picks a post that ignores I consistently stated my posts were not about whatever the venue decided to approve as appropriate or Swenneys (IIRC) dress.

Gladius_ posted...
also conceded that I am slightly hypocritical of not heeding my own advice, by the way, which does run counter to your claim I won't concede a point.
I dont even know how to address the hot mess earlier in your post. But to this in particular..... you conveniently conceding (debateble at that) in the very topic of someone saying you dont concede to people who you typically disagree with, doesnt remotely prove you are a beacon example of someone who concedes to those you typically disagree with.

Its like a friend saying you never share with specifically him, so you decide to conveniently share now with him to argue, "see, this proves I always share with you."
Gladius_ posted...
Are you not engaging in a last word contest, right now?

Or.. is a conversation interesting only in so-far you aren't caught outright lying?
Your grudge interests me because you are the one who decided to bring up your grudge. You brought up your grudge from some other topic from over a week ago, not me.

So to answer your question in correspondence to my post from earlier, Ill be sticking around until something new fancies my interest. Even if that means you get the last word.

Remember that other topic you held onto a grudge so much about me leaving the topic, to not reply again in that topic? Ya, like that. What you just quoted would apply here as well. You may very well get the last word here as well.

All users should have that principle. Debate/discuss a topic as long as you are interested. Post as long as you want, as long as something is holding your interest to reply. But, trying to get a concession however isnt worth your sanity. Especially if you fundamentally disagree, but still have some interest in the topic for the time being. Stick around while your interested. Feel free to leave once your interest picks up elsewhere. Your reason for sticking around shouldnt be for a concession however. At least not for your sanity.
Gladius_ posted...
First it was I don't. Now I hardly do. Those goalposts.
I said you only concede to people you already agree with. You do not concede to anyone you typically disagree with.

Gladius_ posted...
You didn't agree you lied about something I said when I provided 5 of my quotes that ran contrary to your claim about me? Again, I literally have the screenshots. I also said words like "In many instances you are right. You are correct, just not here. Yes, people do this but this isn't the case." That seems to be strong language that I am conceding that you are right in multiple instances.
That isnt conceding as we did not agree on the fundamental conversation itself. Making declarations to something that's contrary to my actual argument isnt a concession just because it makes you feel better to feel like its one.

And speaking of lying and misconstrueding, that was another big issue with that conversation why I lost interest. You did that to my post more than once, and I had to keep correcting you more than once.

Gladius_ posted...
My reputation here speaks for itself.
To those who typically agree with you, ya, I kind of already said that.

Gladius_ posted...
Sure.
So you do have a grudge then. So its finally coming out?
Gladius_ posted...
Not worth your time to address a lie you made about the person you are arguing? How convenient.
That you hardly concede debates yourself with people you hardly agree with.

Gladius_ posted...
I'm not looking to win. I even admitted, in many instances, you were even correct.
Ill take bs for 500 Alex. Even now you are holding onto a petty grudge because you thought you were owed a concession on something we did not agree on.

Gladius_ posted...
Strange. I had posters literally tell me "Woah. I'm surprised you admitted you were wrong there. Many people don't do that."
Ill take bs for 500 Alex.

Gladius_ posted...
Not much of one. Again, if I see people waste their time with you I'm just going to remind them that it isn't worth it. Not much of a vendetta. More of a psa. There's no feud.
And yet, your grudge is on full display. Even now by your own words its not worth replying to me.... but here you are... still responding.
Gladius_ posted...
No. You did. I gave you the opportunity and I have the screenshots to back it up. I literally quoted myself to directly show you I never felt my opinion superseded any venue and asked you to concede that I did not make that claim. You stopped posting.
"Giving me the opportunity to concede" isnt the point you think you are making in showing you concede. I stopped posting because its not worth the time. It was clear we didnt agree at all, we were never going to agree, none of us were budging, and I had something more interesting to do.

Ive said this many times before, I post in topics that peak my interest and stick around until I have something better to do. Its gamefaqs, not life. As I said last post, if you are here looking to win or demanding concessions, or a last word contest.... Id advise against it for your own sanity. Stick around because the topic fancies your interest with whoever you are talking/disagree with. Dont stick around to get a concession out of a stranger on a message board, these topics rarely ever go there beyond those who already typically agree with you already.

Post in topics that pique your interest. Stick around as long as you want until it doesnt. Especially if at some point its very clear you arent going to come to an agreement on a topic, and you literally have a more interesting thing to do.

Gladius_ posted...
So you're conceding here your job isn't to convince anyone of anything. Got it. As I said, responding to you is a waste of time.
By that same token you are a waste of time given you dont concede yourself.

Gladius_ posted...
If you say so. I'm just going to remind people you aren't a genuine poster and many came around to that conclusion before I did.
Enjoy your petty vendetta.
Gladius_ posted...
ASDF is not a genuine poster and will never concede on any point even when he's directly wrong. We had a disagreement in another thread, where I called him out that his opinion does not trump a venue's dress code. He told me, mine doesn't either, and I quoted myself and outlined where I stated repeatedly, that he'd be right if the woman in question violated a venue's dress code and that isn't what happened. I showed, and outlined, that I never posted my thoughts over a venue's right to enforce their own dress codes.

I then asked him, as a measure of good faith, and if he is posting in good faith, if he could concede that I never made such a claim and he was wrong in saying that. Guess what Asdf did? He ran away. Tucked tail and booked it out of the conversation completely.

Now, mind you, I don't necessarily agree with your stance here. Just saying arguing with asdf is a waste of time.
Glad, you arent one to concede yourself, and I didnt "run away" from the conversation.

Its a message board, you arent going to "win" an argument on here and frankly its not worth it. Last word contests and getting like minded individuals to agree or disagree with you is what most conversations boil down to generally on this board. I wouldnt say the conversations here go deeper beyond that with those who already agree or already disagree.

Stick around for a topic if you have nothing better to do, and move on when you do should be the general philosophy of any user. But that should be the sole reason one sticks around in a topic. It shouldnt be to get a concession or "win."
A_Good_Boy posted...
So no, you actually can't comment on your own numbers in any single way but a single interpretation
Theres nothing to "interpret" other than you fanfiction to change the reality of who voted for what.
A_Good_Boy posted...
So since 52 is a much larger number than 48 do you think it was a foregone conclusion that Dems were always going to cave to Republicans? If so, then what was the point of shutting down?
Speak to the 8 Democrats and 52 Republicans.

The majority 40 Democrats did not cave.

A_Good_Boy posted...
Are you able to actually speak on any of these numbers you're posting or can I only expect ad hominems from you?
Should take your own advice there since you are going on feelings and vibes to bend reality of what actually happened to hold Republicans not accountable at all, to defend Democrats being fully responsible for screwing over Americans in Healthcare. Despite basic math not agreeing with your feelings and vibes.
A_Good_Boy posted...
How many Republicans caved? 0?
Theres that vibes and feelings talking again.
Republicans caving? Its an asinine avenue to go down given the topic is about who voted to screw over Americans in Healthcare. Republicans wanted this, and got what they wanted with people like you literally saying they hold 0 accountability.

All 52 Republicans voted to screw over Americans in Healthcare.
40 Democrats did NOT vote to screw over Americans in Healthcare.
Only 8 Democrats voted to screw over Americans in Healthcare.

A_Good_Boy posted...
Why do you insist on interpreting the numbers in only a single way that's most convenient to your argument
You mean that pesky thing called reality, basic math, and the facts of what actually happened. Not your fanfiction, vibes and feelings of what you feel what could of happened?

Your fanfiction of imaginary other Democrats voting with Republicans aside from the 8 is not reality. Your feelings arent fact of what actually happened.
A_Good_Boy posted...
Was the question that I just posed to you not based on reality? What exactly did I make up?
Yes.
8 Democrats caved screwing us over.
40 Democrats did NOT cave.
52 Republicans voted to screw us over.

Basic math says most Democrats did not cave and screw us over. Although Im full on board for holding the 8 accountable.
Basic math says the entire Republican party voted to screw us over. The entire Republican party should be held accountable, yet you wish to not hold them accountable at all.

Your hypothetical question on the 40 Democrats who did NOT cave is fanfiction, feelings and vibes. Not reality.
A_Good_Boy posted...
Do you think it was merely a coincidence that the Dems that caved were either all retiring or aren't going to be up for reelection til 2028?
Im still waiting on a question based on reality that shows Dems hold full responsibility. Your question still is based on vibes and feelings that ignores basic math who voted for what.

Your argument is Dems hold full responsibility, and the GOP holds none. I await the question that disprove basic math. Not your fanfiction or feelings.
A_Good_Boy posted...
It was a pretty simple question, man.
You mean your question founded on vibes and feelings? Your question that ignores reality of what actually occurred?

Let me know when you have a question based in what actually happened. Not vibes and feelings.
Garioshi posted...
Do you really think that if one of the 8 wasn't present, we'd still be in the shutdown right now? Nobody else would have stepped up to vote to end it? Are you that naive?
So you dont actually have any facts backing your post then? Just vibes. Which I get it. Ignoring pesky numbers and facts while pushing vibes is MAGAs #1 strategy to both sides a situation, or push Dems to be worse.

Vibes that includes you not holding Republicans accountable per usual. Regardless of your vibes speaking, the fact remains only 8 Democrats caved. A total all 52 Republicans supported this.
A_Good_Boy posted...
Did any of those Republicans yield to the Democrats side? No? Cause Republicans didn't cave.

Did any of the Democrats yield to the Republicans side? Yes? Cause Democrats caved.
You said all of that, and said nothing that doesnt change the simple fact and math of the situation.

40 out 48 Democrats voted to NOT cave. The majority of the party didnt cave.

8 out 48 Democrats caved. These 8 deserve to be held accountable.
52 out of 52 Republicans voted for this. The entire Republican party should be held accountable.

No Olympic level gymnastics and dodging for excuses you are trying to pull doesnt change basic math.
A_Good_Boy posted...
Well that's just false.
40 Democrats (the majority of the party) did not cave.

Whats false is spinning 8 caving, as the entire Dem party caving. All the while trying to argue Dems should take full responsibility.... while the 52 Republicans (the entire GOP in the Senate) take no responsibility.
emblem-man posted...
And we're going to see over 200 Republicans vote for it in the House as well, with little to no Democrats voting yes.
But I'm sure that will also be Dems fault somehow
This as well.

The usuals always have mental gymnastics spin to avoid blaming Republicans or attempting to "both sides the same." Literally ignoring basic math.
A_Good_Boy posted...
The only thing you're doing is giving cover to controlled opposition. What have they done to actually combat the existential crisis of Trump on our democracy?
Not cave to Republicans during the shutdown. 40 Democrats voted against the bill that passed. You may not like basic math, but the math still stands.

52 Republicans voted for this.
8 Democrats voted for this.
All 60 of those people are accountable, and people like you trying to literally argue the 52 Republicans should have no accountability.
A_Good_Boy posted...
It was 8 safe Dems. Do you think that was merely a coincidence? How many times do you need to see this convenient coincidence occur right in your face before you notice a regular pattern of safe scapegoat Dems that pop up each and every time that allow the republicans to fuck over the American people?
Only thing you are doing is providing coverage for Republicans. Twisting into a pretzel to not hold Republicans accountable with excuses to not hold the majority party that literally voted for this, accountable.

8 Democrats caved. Those 8 should be held accountable. 52 Republicans also voted for this. Simple math shows the Republican party is even more accountable given they all voted for this.
A_Good_Boy posted...
Fine, instead of a monkey with a gun it's a dude swinging a knife on a train. Why'd nobody stop him? Did the security guard really say standing up to him was a pointless waste of time? Why do I need this security guard then if it thinks doing its job is pointless?
Still a bad analogy. The dude with the knife is to blame for the dude with the knifes actions.

There is no example you can draw up that makes the entire Republican party that voted for this not accountable. There is no example you can draw up that makes 8 Democrats caving to mean the entire Democrat party (the majority in the party) more responsible than the entire Republican party that voted for this.
A_Good_Boy posted...
By all means blame the monkey that's brandishing a gun, but at the end of the day you really gotta wonder how the monkey got hold of the gun in the first place. Where was it's handler? Did the dude really just give up on keeping the gun away from the monkey cause standing up to it wasn't working?
That analogy doesn't work as it tries to paint Republicans as children or animals that shouldn't be help accountable for their own actions, and instead tries to blame an entire party of people for a actions of 8 people. You cant even hide behind a majority of Democrats voted for this, as they didnt.

The entire Republican party voted for this, they are all accountable.
The total of 8 Democrats that voted for this are accountable.
The rest of the Democrats (the majority of the party) did NOT vote for this, and are not accountable for the actions of what 52 Republicans and 8 Democrats did.
El_Dustino posted...
No, after last night the dems assumed full responsibility for the deaths that will be taking place.
And none of the Republicans should take responsibility? The majority did NOT cave, only 8 caved and for that you are pushing Dems should take full responsibility. Yet the entire Republican party that did vote for this should take no responsibility?

And you dont find a way to always spin blaming Democrats more?

The usuals always seem to find a way to either blame Democrats more, or give "equal blame." Even when basic math says Republicans are the majority blame.
In a primary, no. Vote for the best Dem candidate in the primary election.

In a general election, yes. Elections have consequences. Regardless if both candidates suck.
Primary all of them.
El_Dustino posted...
I never said not to blame the 7, not sure why you keep saying I did
You literally didnt read my post based on this response.
El_Dustino posted...
Yeah yeah I know, but like, the vast majority of your posts have been about me, so like, I think that they should be about the thing you're really concerned about instead.
My first post literally said to focus on the 7.

You replied to me and said not the 7, but the entire party, and claiming the distinction doesnt matter.

The vast majority of replies since to me have been from you, still doing the above.

Its not a scooby doo mystery why Im replying to someone who is actively deciding to reply to me.
El_Dustino posted...
So why aren't you doing that? You're only talking about me.
My first post literally said to focus on the 7.

You replied to me and said not the 7, but the entire party. While in the same breath trying to push the distinction doesnt matter.
El_Dustino posted...
Why are you more concerned with this distinction than the 7 Dems who betrayed the nation?
Here lies why I say your disingenuous.
Reread what you actually asked.

The distinction is literally focus on the 7, not disingenuously claim its the entire party like you are doing.

Focus on the Democrats who cave. Not disingenuously rally a false narrative that the entire party caved.
El_Dustino posted...
DrizztLink posted...

Done.
Thank you.

Yeah that is what I mean. I'm seeing examples on Google but Imma be real I'm cozy in bed on my phone and don't feel up to grabbing links but like I'm pretty sure.

I dunno dude, it feels like an unimportant distinction to me. The party is in trouble, this isn't even the first time this happened this year. I said some harsh things after the election because I was angry but you seem to be grinding some weird axe against me.
Its an important distinction because theres a vast difference between specific Democrats caving and fucking people over, and claiming the entire party caved.... which is not actually true.

The former is specific, the latter disingenuously generalizes to perpetuate the "both sides bad, why bother vote/we should go 3rd party" problem. The former says we need to hold specific problematic Democrats accountable for fucking up.
ssjevot posted...
People like us keep voting for shit Dems like this that sell us out
We agree, and those shit Dems who caved need to be primaried.

The latter part of your post is the opposite of what I said. You should be angry at the ones who caved is literally what I said.
El_Dustino posted...
I see you posting more about me than any of them.
Because people like you disingenuous rally people to "both sides bad so why bother vote." Your literal disingenuous argument as we speak is to blame and rally around the entire party dropped the ball instead of rallying behind the actual less than 10 who need to be removed for dropping the ball.

People like you rally others to not vote or pushing then to go 3rd party.
El_Dustino posted...
Because this is a trend, I already said that. They should also be a unified front.

Now answer my question please.
The question is disingenuous as my anger is directed only at the less than 10 who actually caved. Not your disingenuous spin that it was the party.
El_Dustino posted...
The Dems did drop the ball.

Asdf why are you more mad at me than the Dems who betrayed the American people?
Why are you being disingenuous by trying blame the party instead of the less than 10 who actually caved?

Why are you per usual trying to rally the party did this instead of the specific minority of individuals who did this.
El_Dustino posted...
Asdf if I was talking about men would say "not all men?".

Also please stop calling me Dustin
You literally responded to a post of mine that said to not blame the party for what less than 10 Democrats did. Blame the less than 10.

You response to my post was you insisting the party dropped the ball. You arent directing the criticism to the individuals who actually caved which was an extreme minority. You are intentionally generalizing by saying the party dropped the ball as thats the usual angle.
Godnorgosh posted...
This distinction isn't an important part
When it comes to Dustin, it does. Even now he is not making that distinction as just in the last post again he is framing it as "the party."

You and I agree the Dems who cave need to be primaried, and deserve all the criticism.

Dustin however per usual is trying to rally around blaming the entire party for what less than 10 Democrats did.
El_Dustino posted...
Asdf you should not say I'm trolling because I don't entirely agree with you, that's a hyperbolic reaction. I've also been barley critical of the Dems lately because I've been happy that they were actually fighting.

The Dems dropped the fucking ball here. And pulling a "well you always hate them" just reinforces the idea that no one is allowed to criticize the party.

Why do you see this nightmare scenario the Dems created and feel the need to do damage control for them?
You respond to a post that says you should blame the less than 10 Democrats that caved, not the entire party.

You per the usual blame the entire party and pretend this isnt a norm for you.

Sure lol.
Doe posted...
nobody has written "the entire party caved." Just move on
Dustin is. My post said dont blame the entire party for less than 10, and his literal response was to say "theres always enough" to vote with Republicans.
El_Dustino posted...
It does because there is always just enough. This is scientifically a trend at this point.

I see we have come to the "leave the Dems alone" part of the topic.
You're one of those usuals.

No matter what, you disingenuously try to rally around spinning the vast few as the whole.
El_Dustino posted...
There were always just enough.
Literally doesnt change what I said. Less than 10 caving isnt, "the Democrat Party caving."

Attack and primary the less than 7. Dont be disingenuous and claim "the entire party caved."

But I digress as I know the usuals will act like the majority caved, regardless.
Primary the 7 Dems who cave. But dont characterize this as the party caved when it was less than 10.
https://youtu.be/BB4ibP9_hl4?si=KOCEam1Er5hPAwhH
nocturnal_traveler posted...
So what will the Trumpers say when this inevitably doesn't happen?
It was somehow the Democrats fault.
Asherlee10 posted...
It has to be the deepfakes. There is so much societal damage that can be done with those.
This.

Fox "News" literally just got finished about a week ago posting AI videos to perpetuate the tired old stereotype of black women having a crash out online demanding free checks from the government.
LightSnake posted...
Bidens first act as president was giving people 1400 bucks in their pocket no strings attached and nobody cared or remembered six months later
When a Democrat does it, its communism or socialism or something and his spending caused inflation to soar.

When Republicans do it, they are thinking of the working class.

People hold Democrats to a higher standard, and always treat Republicans with excuses.
ai123 posted...
In the small print at the bottom, they say they removed joke answers.

So . . . yeah.
Did they though..... Trump, McConnell and MAGA Mike is on there.

If I was answering a poll like this, I might be compelled to give an un serious answer as well.
The_cranky_hermit posted...
Either those or moralistic arguments (i.e. "how can you be a good person without subscribing to a divine authority?")
These type of people scare me the most.

The type that think religion is needed to have morals.
AceMos posted...
its clear you do not under stand physics

and guess what neither do i really

but i have looked at what experts say

and the simple fact is interstellar travel is very very likely 100% impossible
My post is literally not about what humans are capable and our limited understanding of the universe. So any post that speaks to objectivity of what humans are capable of, has nothing to do with my post. My post also isnt arguing we humans will ever even find a way to interstellar travel.

Even talking science, many of the marvels we are capable of today, was considered magic and impossible thousands of years ago.

I was addressing the idea that a hypothetical alien species unknown in the universe might have capabilities far exceeding our own. To say hypothetically something is 100% impossible else where just because we humans lack the capability, whether thats based on our objectively limited understanding of the universe, or simple limitation of our human capabilities.... is the literal point. What we humans are incapable of accomplishing, a hypothetical species not of this earth or even galaxy may have knowledge that far exceeds our own. Knowledge that we may never comprehend. Material we dont have, material with properties we dont understand, life forms that operate nothing like ours, etc etc. That includes the experts. We haven't even discovered everything about our own planet, let alone the entire universe.

My post isnt claiming we humans can go interstellar.
Garioshi posted...
I have a Master's in phsyics. I can state with absolute confidence that a perpetual motion machine is impossible. It does not matter what technology we end up creating, it simply will not happen
Stop you right there. Your post is still talking about humans, and human capabilities.

My post has 0 to do with humans, human capabilities, and our limited understanding of the universe we may never fully understand.
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