It just means I am doing the job that the jounalists no longer do. That's all.
I'm getting sick of the misrepresentation. I came here to do no such thing.
Yes, of course I do. I'm not mocking a poster. I'm mocking the poster's belief that e.g.....the moon is made out of cheese.
So...
Actually no. You're not going to change your mind on anything that opposes your point of view.
You have shown this in your mocking posts.
I'm cool with you. Disagree, yes, but still cool.
Never said most of anybody were knuckle draggers. Keep misrepresenting me though.
Yes. The same way you're mocking others by calling them Sealions. I mean, you're obviously okay with mocking others, why do you have such a hard on when others do it?
That's a pretty big assumption to be making. It also happens to be completely incorrect.
It's okay, I've been called out and am aware of my short comings.
Nothing wrong with you admitting you have no problem mocking other posters.
I wouldn't want you banned or get an infraction, just admit that your back is to the wall.
You said it's ok to mock posters.
Going below the waist now shifty, so you're scraping the bottom of the barrel.
What's a hard on ? And how does that go with the discussion?
Everyone is wrong but you.
Not everyone. And not all the time. But you are, this time, yes.
I did not.
I said it's okay to ridicule posters' beliefs, if they are ridiculous. (or mock their beliefs, if they are mock-worthy).
This is the final time I'll be addressing the "mocking issue". I've replied on this about 8 times at this stage. If you can't get your head around it by this stage, you never will.
Question:
do YOU think it's okay to mock other posters?
Do YOU think it's okay to mock other poster's beliefs
I've been regularly called a troll, a sheep, a sealion here. Not sure why, but noticing there's an animal connection in that somehow.
Boom!
I do admire your arrogance.
Cheetahs are cool though.
You just cant post one post with ridiculing/mocking or being condescending in your tone can you?🙄
"It's not thinking out loud, but rather the lack of thinking that comes in for ridicule. Anyone can say/think what they want. But if they're shown how those words/thoughts are incorrect or inconsistent with with their other words/thoughts and they STILL keep repeating the same nonsense, then they are being ridiculous, wouldn't you agree?
And no, I don't see myself as some omnipotent arbiter of what goes on here on boards. Pointing out where others are using flawed logic can help them to see the error of their ways. Better yet, it can help me to do the same if they come back with anything worthwhile and help me to change my position on an ussue. There is a scarcity of such occurrences in the CT forum, however."
It can certainly help penetrate down to the real meat of a topic.....the bones of it, if you will. There can be some stiff competition at times, it can be hard to erect a solid defence in certain circumstances.
That actually makes no sense.
How about using your much vaunted logic?
It's arrogant to tell someone they're making incorrect assumptions about you? Every day's a school day I s'pose.
What's incorrect?
Who, exactly, am I ridiculing in that post?
Mindset - you think people interested/believing in CT's have a different mindset to people that follow/believe all that they are told?
Ive been on Boards a long time, have a look back if you want and see when i first started posting in the 911/JFK threads , long before it became almost intolerable in here.
"nothing about Con Theories" - but you said this thread is about the mindset of Ct'ers ....?.
FYI I was posting in the covid threads earlier, you must have missed those ......
Knuckle Draggers then ?
You missed that one in your 'explanation' .......
You know exactly who.
Don't play them as thickos. It's obvious.
Typical. Say what you mean and stop beating around the bush.
"Never said most of anybody were knuckle draggers. Keep misrepresenting me though."
Yes ... yes you did...... Post 254 at 4.21.
Then gave an explanation in post 258 at 4.44
Ill ask again - Do you read your own posts ??
"Mindset - you think people interested/believing in CT's have a different mindset to people that follow/believe all that they are told?"
Why do you think there are two groups of people, CT'ers and 'those that follow/believe all that they are told?" Because that latter group doesn't exist. No one follows all that they're told. You're told to eat lots of vegetables, have a low-fat diet and get tonnes of exercise. Do you do that? Does everyone? No.
Do you believe everything you're told? I doubt it. Do you believe those that disagree with you believe everything they're told? I don't.
Unless you're simply being smug and dismissive of those that disagree with you?
However, one can debate any theories politely, at least for awhile, even Conspiracy theories. We saw it almost daily during the Covid vaccine thread, and prior to that the original 'anti-vaxx' thread, which unfortunately died out, because anti-vaxxing (see: polio outbreaks, measles outbreaks) is still a thing.
Sealioning is a specific technique that is used constantly on this board though..
Excellent example.
"You're not going to change your mind on anything that opposes your point of view."
...waiting.
I assume you are familiar with satire, yes?
"hard on.... Below the belt.... Stiff... Erect.... Bone....penetrate"
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