I get that, and that's the problem. Paying me a compliment and then paying Cito the same compliment means that your judgement is fucked.surreptitious57 wrote: I say things in jest about others but if I am paying some one a compliment I mean it one hundred per cent. So when I pay you one I mean it just as much
as when I pay Cito one.
Hold up a second there. He's not my inferior because he's mentally ill. He's mentally ill and he's my inferior. Why would mental illness make someone inferior? You're going to have to explain your logic there as that's a pretty horrific assumption for you to make.surreptitious57 wrote:The fact that you think Cito is mentally ill and so by implication your intellectual inferior
Except you present no evidence, support, or reasoning for this claim. Practically everyone agrees that Cito is a moron. The fact that you disagree doesn't magically make you right.surreptitious57 wrote: is a wonderful example of the inability
to judge character that you ironically accuse me of.
Two points here:surreptitious57 wrote:But as I do not have a problem with either of you then I can be objective in my assessments of both
of you. You however cannot be objective because of your ridiculous opinion of Cito
1) just because you think you're being "objective" doesn't mean you're right. Someone can be objective and still reach the wrong conclusion. I'd also urge you to question how "objective" you are but I've had this discussion with you before and I know you refuse to admit you aren't as unbiased as you'd like to believe.
2) your assumption that my opinion of Cito biases my view of him has things the wrong way around. I used to like Cito and got along well with him. When RDF shut down, I was the one that reached back through my private correspondence with him and dragged him to Rationalia, and then told him to join us at RatSkep. So if I had any bias towards him then it would necessarily be positive. So what's more likely - that my positive bias towards him leads to my skewed perspective that he's a moron, or him being a moron changed my view of him?
Pointing out someone's mental illness is not "ableist". Using it as an insult or a judgement of their character would be, but that's not what I've done.surreptitious57 wrote:I am sad to see you once again using ablest slurs. Even more so as someone with more than a basic knowledge of social justice you ought to know better
As ableism is no more acceptable than racism or misogyny or homophobia.
Your completely objective memory seems to be failing you here. Find a post where I accused him of being mentally ill on RatSkep that I got warned for. I promise you won't find it because it doesn't exist.surreptitious57 wrote:Before you got suspended over at Rat Skep you wrote in a post that Cito was
mentally ill and you rightly got called out on it.
I said that his writing was so incomprehensible that it reads like something a schizophrenic would write - i.e. disjointed, confused, and delusional. If I said that his writing was obsessive, would I similarly be accused of "ableism" and calling him mentally ill because obsessiveness is a symptom of OCD? Of course not.
No ad hominem has taken place, I'm just insulting him. I'm pretty sure I've corrected you on this point multiple times but please, for the love of all things holy, stop using "ad hominem" as a synonym for insult. They aren't the same thing. And insults are okay for whoever.surreptitious57 wrote:Do you think it is acceptable to regularly engage in this type of ad hom or is it alright because it is only
Cito you are talking about ?
He is undeniably mentally ill. It's not necessarily a bad thing but it does make his posts incomprehensible when he's off his meds.surreptitious57 wrote:If Cito is not mentally ill then that is an entirely false slur against his character and if he is then what right have you got to
mock him in such a way ?
1) I haven't engaged in any ad hominem. I'm just insulting him.surreptitious57 wrote:He may be sarcastic but he does not engage in the type of ad hom which you do. You can do so much better than that Samsa
If Cito s arguments are wrong then all you have to do is point that out. No more no less
2) any time he does present an argument (it's rare because he struggles so much stringing words together), I do demolish them. I also insult him in places where there are no rules against such insults because he's a moron.
Why is it a shame? I held myself to the standards in the FUA, the standards the mods set for themselves, and the standards the mods asked of me. That's why they had to start inventing new rules and new interpretations of rules to warn me.surreptitious57 wrote:It is a shame because you were responsible for formulating the FUA over at Rat Skep with regard to how members should behave toward each other. It
is a shame you could not hold yourself to the high standard you expect of others.
Don't worry, there's no ableism in my post, you should read up on the comment some more. And seriously, you're going to suggest Cito is learned? For fuck's sake.surreptitious57 wrote: But I still think you are one of the more learned posters that we ever
hand in spite of your blatant ableism. And Cito is as learned as you as well. And so along with Cali and hack of course you four represent the very best
Most of the time I deal with him I do. Other times I find it fun to take the piss out of him.surreptitious57 wrote:If Cito is getting to you then why can not you put emotion to one side and just engage him logically. For I leave it behind when I am online. And so no
reason why you can not as well.
And oh god, please stop it with the idea that you're "objective" and "unemotional".
Holy shit, if Cito knew more than you then you must be a moron too...surreptitious57 wrote:Your background in psychology should I would have thought help you out here. Cito recently gave me a bollocking for
I was talking about some thing he was more knowledgeable on than I.
Don't worry, I avoid accusing people of being mentally ill as arguments as well.surreptitious57 wrote:And so instead of accusing him of being mentally ill I just accepted I was wrong
and he we was right.
Again, I insult him here, no ad hominems. But obviously I can engage with him without insulting him - look at every single post of mine over at Ratskep where I talk to him. You won't find a single insult against him.surreptitious57 wrote:And so consciousness raising without any ad hom. If I can do it then so can you.
I'll be honest - if you hold Cito in high regard then your opinion of me is completely irrelevant.surreptitious57 wrote:For there is simply no need for you to engage in
this type of behaviour. I am disappointed in you Samsa. I expect better of you. But ultimately it is you and you only who can decide how you conduct
yourself from now on. I am simply suggesting that it is entirely wrong so there is no need to do it
Again, to be clear, no ableism has occurred. And again, as for you being "impartial", maybe you need to take a long hard look in the mirror. You are one of the most emotional, whiny, and clearly biased people I have ever met. The fact that you think otherwise is laughable.surreptitious57 wrote:I realise you may come back with some wonderfully sound logical reasons as to why it is entirely acceptable for you to engage in ableism against Cito
but I am not interested in arguing this ad nauseum. For I am actually impartial in all of this. I am merely telling you how it is. For it has zero bearing
for the high regard I hold you in. But it would be nice if you listened to what I am saying here as there is absolutely no justification for it whatsoever
The very fact that you think I've insulted Cito in my posts over at Ratskep instead of logically demolishing his points shows that you have a complete detachment to reality...