Re: Mission Statement

[Aaron Gyes <aaronite@icloud.com>]

On Jun 9, 2021, at 8:30 AM, Christopher Dimech <dimech@gmx.com> wrote:
> 
> Besides inspiring a sceptic attitude, Cicero made the language of
> the civilized world.

Yes

> This has nothing to do with any complaints
> of mistreatment, but mostly about belief systems that have taken
> over many people's lives.  That's what is most embarrassing.

Huh

> 
> After all, it was yourself who criticised my attitude towards Liu
> Hao, who had stated on 4/10/2021 the greatness of chairman mao
> and how he eradicated discrimination from chinese society.  Once
> you take on such zeal, you will get so badly identified with it,
> that you yourself will became a social problem.
> 
> The chinese communist party killed thousands of people every year
> by firing squads, lethal injection and mobile death vans.  Not to
> mention the horrifying child-killing policy during china's
> draconian one-child system.  It has recently also became infamous
> for forced uighur sterilisation.  How can I ever agree with
> someone who thinks the suppression of others is good!

Are you asserting I was wrong in my observations that day? Do you
think I disagree with anything in the second quoted paragraph?
Would it matter? Oh, why do I let myself get sucked in?

What even is that kind of argument occurring post “After all,”?

I can’t figure out if this is just a non-sequitur, and/or a straw
man, or part of a gish gallop? Something just pathological?
Perhaps I should go get checked and make sure I didn’t have a stroke
since it seems like I must be having trouble processing my
environment: it seems like you’ve been behaving this way on the
mailing list for months and apparently nobody in charge has asked
you to do better or stop and everyone here is pretty smart and
professional.

Aaron