Quote: Cedric wrote in post #27I posted this thread knowing it would elicit reactionary harangues based not on the thoughts, ideas, and claims presented but, rather, who was making them.
Mission accomplished.
But, it was way too easy.
Of course we are. Would you trust Michael Moore or Nancy Pelosi to tell you what is right or wrong with the country? Or trust their "unnamed sources"?
My ultimate purpose in posting threads is to stimulate discussion.
Attacking the source as a means of stifling debate is counterproductive to that end.
Quote: Cedric wrote in post #27I posted this thread knowing it would elicit reactionary harangues based not on the thoughts, ideas, and claims presented but, rather, who was making them.
In Internet slang, a troll (/ˈtroʊl/, /ˈtrɒl/) is a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people, by posting inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community (such as a forum, chat room, or blog), either accidentally or with the deliberate intent of provoking readers into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.
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Quote: Cedric wrote in post #27I posted this thread knowing it would elicit reactionary harangues based not on the thoughts, ideas, and claims presented but, rather, who was making them.
In Internet slang, a troll (/ˈtroʊl/, /ˈtrɒl/) is a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people, by posting inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community (such as a forum, chat room, or blog), either accidentally or with the deliberate intent of provoking readers into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.
Example: You will find that he only posts articles from Leftist sources because is only goal here is to mock Conservatives.
It proves the point I have been making that the GOPe is much more comfortable hanging out with Communists than they are with Conservatives/Tea Party types.
Happy to be of service, America! Cedric The Troll Hunter