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Uh. Yeah. Your point is childishly simplistic Joph. You're saying "It's ok for me to do this because Johny did it and no one busted him". Do I need to draw this in crayon for you to see why it's an infantile point?
He doesn't think too much of me, and I recognize the distinction between hypocrisy and having the things you say taken in contexts and to extremes that you didn't intend.
What extremes did I take Joph's statement to? I didn't say *anything* specific. I simply commented on the philosophy behind his argument. And my comment was absolutely correct.
He is making a slippery slope argument. He is exactly arguing that since the founding fathers did X, that it's ok for us to do X+1 today (creation of federally funded museums leads to funding of art which some taxpayers find offensive). I'm not taking his position to any extreme at all.
Can you show me where I misrepresented what Joph has been saying?
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You apparently don't.
Of course I do. But in this case, I didn't do what you're claiming.
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I imagine your reply will not only fail to sway him, but will probably only deepen his disdain for you.
I'm not trying to sway him. I'm presenting an alternative voice and viewpoint on the issue, so that others might just see how incredibly flawed Joph's argument is. In the absence of someone like me pointing out such massive flaws, some people might just think his argument has merit.
