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CTyankee

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36. "I say it's spinach and I say the hell with it."

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Sun Dec 22, 2013, 05:58 PM

Dec 2013

A classic from a New Yorker cartoon, pre-Internet...

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You say a problem rates a 10. I say it rates a 7. You react as if I said the problem doesn't exist. [View all] Silent3 Dec 2013 OP

It's everywhere pipi_k Dec 2013 #1

Nobody is forcing you to use the Internet. tridim Dec 2013 #2

I can't tell if you're ironically imitating the kind of attitude... Silent3 Dec 2013 #3

I think the smiley face was meant to show tavalon Dec 2013 #15

you dont know that nt arely staircase Dec 2013 #4

What if the OP is a piece of hyper-intelligent software invented by a mad scientist? Dash87 Dec 2013 #8

Heh-heh! :P Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #26

Now, Take *All* the Issues Your Hair is Supposed to be on Fire About On the Road Dec 2013 #5

Not all of us can rate every problem we come across as a 10. RC Dec 2013 #6

And... pipi_k Dec 2013 #12

I think it is the difference between the shades of grey Liberal and the Black n White Conservative. RC Dec 2013 #18

We all need to get our priorities straight. JEB Dec 2013 #7

On discussion forums like this one, you're bound to find people MineralMan Dec 2013 #9

What does it mean to "leave" a person with their priorities? Silent3 Dec 2013 #14

Well, see, it all depends on what you want your internet experience to be like. MineralMan Dec 2013 #20

Why did you just worry that I was worrying about the wrong things? Silent3 Dec 2013 #23

I wrote an opinion. I will not write any more about that opinion. MineralMan Dec 2013 #24

My point was that "worry" is one of those loaded words... Silent3 Dec 2013 #25

It is a bullying tactic employed by some to silence opponents when their leeroysphitz Dec 2013 #10

It's TOO weak, not to!!! IDemo Dec 2013 #13

In some cases, yes. In others, I think the people are reacting honestly... Silent3 Dec 2013 #19

No, it is someone that does not think it is even a 2! Nt Logical Dec 2013 #42

the problem you describe does not exist PowerToThePeople Dec 2013 #11

It's called a strawman tavalon Dec 2013 #16

The straw man is one form of this, but I think it takes many forms. Silent3 Dec 2013 #22

That can be understandable. Take earthquakes for example. Festivito Dec 2013 #17

I don't think this is a very serious problem. I'd rate it a one on a scale of ten. pa28 Dec 2013 #21

The inability for Americans to understand anything in non-absolutist terms valerief Dec 2013 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author MannyGoldstein Dec 2013 #28

That argument is a crutch for the mentally weak LittleBlue Dec 2013 #29

Yep, you got that right rock Dec 2013 #30

I've made my New Year's resolution already. The_Commonist Dec 2013 #31

I actually didn't have in mind anything like Duck Dynasty or Sarah Palin... Silent3 Dec 2013 #32

Agreed. n/t freshwest Dec 2013 #39

A totally understandable reaction though dickthegrouch Dec 2013 #33

This is one of the reasons my post count is so low Revanchist Dec 2013 #34

Context really helps. Rex Dec 2013 #35

No one pissed me off recently. I had in mind to post my thoughts on a particular topic, however... Silent3 Dec 2013 #37

Oh gotcha, well I would never say those things about you. Rex Dec 2013 #38

"I say it's spinach and I say the hell with it." CTyankee Dec 2013 #36

Sad but true. DU is bad at nuance. I encounter a variant because I'm a lawyer. Jim Lane Dec 2013 #40

Basic legal concepts like "innocent until proven guilty" don't hold up well in online discussions... Silent3 Dec 2013 #45

Who is deciding it is a 7? That might be the issue! nt Logical Dec 2013 #41

Who said anything about "deciding"? Silent3 Dec 2013 #44

It's a bullying tactic. Bullies get put on my ignore list. There is at least one issue I get liberal_at_heart Dec 2013 #43