tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588818239921816998.post1990428299036714443..comments2019-12-16T02:15:52.911-08:00Comments on Under Review: How to Have a Debate (Without Letting it Devolve into Moronic Name calling)Tom@Under_Reviewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05118544448146306675noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588818239921816998.post-52370882731120785472012-03-20T00:07:43.160-07:002012-03-20T00:07:43.160-07:00That's kinda funny because I had an argument o...That's kinda funny because I had an argument on Facebook about a month ago about whether a friend's posts were hateful. Because we've been friends for years, I tried to gently explain that hating on the "privileged" was just as messed up as hating on minorities. Of course, it ended with him and his friend saying I was hateful for defending that "privileged" group. So I tried to respectfully agree to disagree and remove myself from the argument that was quickly devolving into insults and blatant attacks. Unfortunately, I could not remove myself completely and my character (which had nothing to do with said argument) was violently and hatefully attacked on his Facebook page by his friends, which he then agreed with.<br />If he was open minded at all, I wish he could read this post to avoid losing more friends in the future, because as much as I hate him now, I still care about the stupid fucker.<br /><br />But anyway, my whole point was that those who feel strongly about anything should also be prepared to possibly lose people they consider good friends, even if they try to debate civilly. Even after trying to be gentle with opening my friend's eyes, he resorted to slinging insults with his new internet buddies.<br /><br />Ugh...internet arguments.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02335848145102281070noreply@blogger.com