JaysonSunshine

Describing reality v. attacking language

Aug 15th, 2019
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  1. There is a flaw in the understanding of some of the people in this channel.
  2. That misunderstanding is the difference between 'attacking people' and 'describing reality'. It's critical we address this.
  3. Say I am in the middle of a conversation with Thacker- and he expresses that he's a white supremacist.
  4. Seeing as all supremacy systems are dangerous and undesirable, I would say, "Hey, you just expressed white supremacy." This would be describing what he did in that moment.
  5. I would hope people in this channel would have no issue with that -- for our words to have meaning, other people need to be able to understand them and then make decisions on what we've said.
  6. After Thacker- expressed white supremacy in this hypothetical conversation, I would probably decide to not engage him further.
  7. Some time passes. Trees grow. Baby birds leave home. I am now talking to Efrquake. He asks me, "Hey, do you chat with Thacker-?"
  8. I respond with, "Oh, no, I do not -- he's a white supremacist."
  9. This would be describing reality, as above, but now it is not contemporaneous -- it's describing an event that occurred in the past.
  10. This is not an attack.
  11. You cannot attack a person by describing what they are doing.
  12. They are not at all related.
  13. Can calling somebody a white supremacist ever be an attack? Of course.
  14. When is calling somebody a white supremacist an attack? When it's not *true*.
  15. So, if I call somebody a white supremacist, it is incorrect to say, "Stop attacking that person." Instead, ask, "Where is your evidence?"
  16. At that point, I will then furnish the recording of the past event -- the logs -- for Thacker- expressing white supremacy.
  17. When I do that, conclude, "Aww, I see, he is a white supremacist."
  18. If I do not provide evidence, then say, "You must recant your claim."
  19. If I do not recant my position, only *then* can you conclude I have attacked a person.
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