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#127 Jun 22 2011 at 8:32 PM Rating: Good
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What?



Shorter version: If you present yourself as liking to argue over anything, it really shouldn't be surprising when people don't want to respond to you or treat you in a more negative light.

Edited, Jun 22nd 2011 10:17pm by Ravashack


Way to completely miss the point. It's not that I get treated differently in the sense that you are "mean" to me.. I don't care. It's the fact that it appeared that the concept of someone making a decision to act upon natural feelings that may have changed received much more understanding when someone else said it.

As I said, I can be the biggest douche in the world, but if I say something with merit, my douchery doesn't take away from the merit.


Well, it's possible that the person's natural feelings might have changed, but this guy in Belkira's article would be a pretty bad example. He admits that he still had some urges to bed guys which he suppressed using a technique he picked up from a Buddhist retreat. If his actual natural feelings changed, it shouldn't be necessary to suppress them in the first place. It just means he's getting better at ignoring them.
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I know you guys somewhat understand this, but evidently not clearly enough.

Alma has a victim complex, and desperately requires attention. It's why he has tried so hard (and sadly succeeded) in turning this thread into a ******** about him.

Arguing with Alma is one thing, utterly wasting time arguing about him is a different story. You're just feeding his need to feel persecuted. Stop it.
#129 Jun 22 2011 at 9:08 PM Rating: Default
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It's the fact that it appeared that the concept of someone making a decision to act upon natural feelings that may have changed received much more understanding when someone else said it.

As I said, I can be the biggest douche in the world, but if I say something with merit, my douchery doesn't take away from the merit.


If anything you say ever has any merit, it's once in a blue moon, and it's buried under ten tons of sh*t. You only have yourself to blame.


Still at it. So quick to throw out words with nothing to back it up.

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I know you guys somewhat understand this, but evidently not clearly enough.

Alma has a victim complex, and desperately requires attention. It's why he has tried so hard (and sadly succeeded) in turning this thread into a ******** about him.

Arguing with Alma is one thing, utterly wasting time arguing about him is a different story. You're just feeding his need to feel persecuted. Stop it.


Almalieque just a few hours wrote:
Thanks for the clarification.. Now, lets stop talking about how awesome I am and get back on subject of the article. You can't go around accusing me of derailing if you prefer talking about other things other than the topic at hand....


Nice try. I had no intention to turn this into a thread about me, but it happens EVERY SINGLE time. I figured as much as you all complain about me "derailing" threads, that you would have taken my comment at face value and moved on. Instead, you all, not me, turned this into "Alma is stupid thread".
#130 Jun 22 2011 at 9:08 PM Rating: Good
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Allegory wrote:
I know you guys somewhat understand this, but evidently not clearly enough.

Alma has a victim complex, and desperately requires attention. It's why he has tried so hard (and sadly succeeded) in turning this thread into a ******** about him.

Arguing with Alma is one thing, utterly wasting time arguing about him is a different story. You're just feeding his need to feel persecuted. Stop it.


Eh, I don't think it's that. I think it's just stubbornness and an inability to self-reflect. Something akin to gbaji's issues except that Alma's less intelligent, which exacerbates all of the problems.
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Almalieque wrote:
I had no intention to turn this into a thread about me, but it happens EVERY SINGLE time.

Your very first post in this thread was entirely about you, incidentally playing the victim.
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I find it funny that when I was arguing that this was possible, no one agreed. The response was "the person was just confused".

It turns into a thread about you because you make stupid arguments, people can't resist the urge to point this out, then you you *** to the thought of everyone ganging up on you.

Frankly this is our fault, because we all keep giving you what you want.
#132 Jun 22 2011 at 9:50 PM Rating: Default
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Allegory wrote:
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I had no intention to turn this into a thread about me, but it happens EVERY SINGLE time.

Your very first post in this thread was entirely about you, incidentally playing the victim.
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I find it funny that when I was arguing that this was possible, no one agreed. The response was "the person was just confused".

It turns into a thread about you because you make stupid arguments, people can't resist the urge to point this out, then you you *** to the thought of everyone ganging up on you.

Frankly this is our fault, because we all keep giving you what you want.


Man up and take on your own faults as you all preach to me. I didn't expect you to actually argue against that. I expected you to realize the truth, maybe 2 or 3 posts, but an entire change in topic. Instead, I was instantly countered with "You didn't make that argument".

In any case, I already stated to move onto the original topic, yet here you are still making this about me. This is entirely "your" own fault.

So, I'll ask once again, let's stop making this about how awesome I am and talk about the original topic.

If you want to continue to argue with me, I will continually respond. I'm cool with that, just realize that it's you that is making this thread about me and not actually me.

If it helps, let's talk about "gun control" or something that isn't discussed much. Everyone's opinion of me is rather boring.
#133 Jun 23 2011 at 6:24 AM Rating: Default
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I've seen option B before, although that's not really a personal argument as to why one would be against homosexual marriage so much as one's rationalization as why it's not unequal, but isn't the first one just the equivalent to "It's unnatural"? I vaguely remember there was this thing where he (or maybe it was gbaji?) ended up saying that just because something is natural it doesn't mean it's good and just because it's unnatural it doesn't mean it's bad and that he had an objective reason for why he was against homosexual marriage. My lurking time has been sporadic since I started work, as it's blocked there.


He's merging different things while leaving facts out.

Argument "A" is not in reference to be against homosexual anything, but evidence that it isn't normal based on how our body operates, which is not the same thing as being unnatural and/or immoral. He is making it seem like that I was against SSM because the ***** goes in the ****** and that is stupid.

My full argument was that marriage is discriminatory and you either have to draw the line somewhere (discriminating against a group) or have it open to any union. Making the assumption that people would like to draw the line somewhere (i.e. not marrying minors,etc), homosexuality isn't safe out of popularity because the ***** goes in the ******. Because of that fact, one can make an argument of marriage on normality, which would exclude any union that is deemed abnormal.

Argument "B" wasn't an argument for or against homosexual anything either. It was a counter to homosexuals don't have the rights to marry. The fact that a homosexual person can marry isn't an argument to deny SSM, once again, that is stupid.

tl:dr: Don't listen to Eske.


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It turns into a thread about you because you make stupid arguments, people can't resist the urge to point this out, then you you *** to the thought of everyone ganging up on you.


Quoted again for evidence.. Read above. Eske just butchered two statements to mean some garbage that he made up. 90% of the time, that is what happens. Regardless if I failed to say it where it can be understood or not, people tend to make up their own arguments for me and argue that as opposed to what I'm really saying. At the end, their fictional argument that they are countering is in fact stupid.

Eske just made a great example of that.

Edited, Jun 23rd 2011 2:28pm by Almalieque
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All I saw was someone have a near death experience and try to change things up for no reason other than a futile hope he won't die as soon as he will.

Very akin to quitting smoking, only instead of "Sometimes I still crave cigarettes but now most of the time I'm glad I'm healthier and am repulsed by the smell" it's "Sometimes I crave ****, but now most of the time I'm glad I'm going to the better of two fictional places in a book, and am repulsed by the smell."



Edited, Jun 23rd 2011 7:00am by Tarub
#135 Jun 23 2011 at 8:18 AM Rating: Good
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Regardless if I failed to say it where it can be understood or not
Regardless nothing. The fact that you can't properly communicate any thought is the whole issue. That's not entirely true. You inability to comprehend is equally at fault.
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#136 Jun 23 2011 at 8:57 AM Rating: Good
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Argument "A" is not in reference to be against homosexual anything, but evidence that it isn't normal based on how our body operates, which is not the same thing as being unnatural and/or immoral. He is making it seem like that I was against SSM because the ***** goes in the ****** and that is stupid.


Biologists reject the idea of something being "normal." Always. Everything about an organism is natural--it doesn't matter if they want to get it on with the opposite sex or the same sex. Your perceptions of what is normal are entirely social constructs--they don't belong in the realm of science.
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#137 Jun 23 2011 at 9:08 AM Rating: Good
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Regardless if I failed to say it where it can be understood or not
Regardless nothing. The fact that you can't properly communicate any thought is the whole issue. That's not entirely true. You inability to comprehend is equally at fault.


Srsly. The "***** goes in the ******" thing, was his response to someone asking what his problem was with homosexuality. He's said it a few times, though. Here's the one I had recalled:

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I've already explained my position on homosexuality. I don't care where someone puts his ***** at (within reason), but that doesn't mean I HAVE to support it. Just like I don't care if a woman completely whores herself around town (within reason), that doesn't mean I HAVE to support it.

There is no instruction manual for our bodies. We determined how what should act how and when. When I look at the human body and compare the two sexes, I make the conclusion that the ***** goes in the ****** the same way that society concluded how we use the other parts of our body.

I don't care if you decide to use it another way, but don't say anything to me because I don't support it.


Vintage Alma logic at work here. He doesn't support it, but he doesn't care about it. But he'll argue against it, even though he doesn't care. But of course, he's not arguing against it. And he has no idea why anybody might think that was the case.

As to that second example that I gave: people arguing for gay marriage cited inequality. Alma countered them, saying that it's already equal (per the above bizarro-logic).

To suggest that this "wasn't part of his argument against gay marriage" is mincing, at best. It was a counter to an argument for it. Anyone can take that for what it is.
#138Almalieque, Posted: Jun 23 2011 at 11:46 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) It's really not that hard to understand.
#139 Jun 23 2011 at 1:28 PM Rating: Good
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Almalieque wrote:
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Regardless if I failed to say it where it can be understood or not
Regardless nothing. The fact that you can't properly communicate any thought is the whole issue. That's not entirely true. You inability to comprehend is equally at fault.


BS. You can believe that nonsense if you want. People admit to NOT reading my entire posts after the fact.
Moron. What I said is, the why people do what you said.
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#140 Jun 23 2011 at 1:41 PM Rating: Good
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It's really not that hard to understand.

I love to argue. I don't care if it's about me, SSM, gun control, religion, grass, school, ****, whatever. I will argue you.

If you present a stupid argument in ANY of those areas, regardless of my position, I will debate them, because GUESS WHAT??!!?!?!? I love to argue..

If you make a stupid argument against SSM, I will debate that also.

What's so confusing about that?


If you demonstrated that you only argue against bad arguments, then maybe that'd hold some weight. Rather, you've made your positions abundantly clear throughout the many threads that you've been in.

You argue to defend your beliefs. That's it. We all know what they are. We all know what you oppose.

Edited, Jun 23rd 2011 3:43pm by Eske
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Uglysasquatch wrote:
Almalieque wrote:
Uglysasquatch wrote:
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Regardless if I failed to say it where it can be understood or not
Regardless nothing. The fact that you can't properly communicate any thought is the whole issue. That's not entirely true. You inability to comprehend is equally at fault.


BS. You can believe that nonsense if you want. People admit to NOT reading my entire posts after the fact.
Moron. What I said is, the why people do what you said.


I'm not sure what you getting at, but whatever.

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It's really not that hard to understand.

I love to argue. I don't care if it's about me, SSM, gun control, religion, grass, school, ****, whatever. I will argue you.

If you present a stupid argument in ANY of those areas, regardless of my position, I will debate them, because GUESS WHAT??!!?!?!? I love to argue..

If you make a stupid argument against SSM, I will debate that also.

What's so confusing about that?


If you demonstrated that you only argue against bad arguments, then maybe that'd hold some weight. Rather, you've made your positions abundantly clear throughout the many threads that you've been in.

You argue to defend your beliefs. That's it. We all know what they are. We all know what you oppose.

Edited, Jun 23rd 2011 3:43pm by Eske


Just as I said, I love to argue. If you bring up a topic, I will argue my point. If you use a stupid argument, I will argue against that regardless of my opinion. I still don't see how this is hard for you to grasp.

I state my positions in arguments. When it comes to SSM, most of the arguments are so faulty, that I just argue against their faulty logic (i.e. homosexuals are denied the right to marry). There's no reason to argue a point when people are thinking that nonsense. If someone were to say that gays shouldn't get married because that would increase AIDS, I would argue against that stupidity as well.

So, what part of that is so confusing?
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#143 Jun 23 2011 at 2:30 PM Rating: Good
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IET: Alma blames everyone but himself.


In Every Thread. Fixed for accuracy.

It's not that he blames everyone else that kills me, though. Gbaji does that, and he's borderline tolerable. It's the way that he does it. It's the mental and argumentative gymnastics that he does to avoid having to consider that anything that anyone else says against his points has validity. The leaps and twists of logic are comically absurd on a never-before-seen level. And really, I had thought that I had seen the worst of that that the internet has to offer. Now I have to know that somewhere out there, Alma exists. It's sad.

Every post of his (the above included) is like a case study in a stubbornness disorder.

Edited, Jun 23rd 2011 4:33pm by Eske
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Eske Esquire wrote:
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IET: Alma blames everyone but himself.


In Every Thread. Fixed for accuracy.

It's not that he blames everyone else that kills me, though. Gbaji does that, and he's borderline tolerable. It's the way that he does it. It's the mental and argumentative gymnastics that he does to avoid having to consider that anything that anyone else says against his points has validity. The leaps and twists of logic are comically absurd.

Every post of his (the above included) is like a case study in a stubbornness disorder.

Edited, Jun 23rd 2011 4:32pm by Eske


It's tolerable--and sometimes too hard to squeeze out of--with one-liner posts though.
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Ravashack wrote:
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IET: Alma blames everyone but himself.


In Every Thread. Fixed for accuracy.

It's not that he blames everyone else that kills me, though. Gbaji does that, and he's borderline tolerable. It's the way that he does it. It's the mental and argumentative gymnastics that he does to avoid having to consider that anything that anyone else says against his points has validity. The leaps and twists of logic are comically absurd.

Every post of his (the above included) is like a case study in a stubbornness disorder.

Edited, Jun 23rd 2011 4:32pm by Eske


It's tolerable--and sometimes too hard to squeeze out of--with one-liner posts though.


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Regardless if I failed to say it where it can be understood or not


I have admitted numerous times over that I don't always say things in the best way. The problem is when people admit to not reading my posts yet are somehow arguing against arguments that they didn't read, but made up. I counter with actual quotes and instead of saying "my bad, I misread your comment", you attack my "attitude" or some other irrelevant topic.

I can understand not understanding something the first few attempts of explanation, but after that, it becomes a comprehension problem.

I've admitted my horrible grammar and occasional bad wording, "you all" just don't listen. Perfect example, you complained about this debate about me, I'm asking again (three times now) to change the subject to something more interesting and here we still are, debating about me.

Why is that?
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Almalieque wrote:
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Almalieque wrote:
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Regardless if I failed to say it where it can be understood or not
Regardless nothing. The fact that you can't properly communicate any thought is the whole issue. That's not entirely true. You inability to comprehend is equally at fault.


BS. You can believe that nonsense if you want. People admit to NOT reading my entire posts after the fact.
Moron. What I said is, the why people do what you said.


I'm not sure what you getting at, but whatever.



I wrote:
You inability to comprehend is equally at fault.
That didn't take long.
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Almalieque wrote:
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IET: Alma blames everyone but himself.


In Every Thread. Fixed for accuracy.

It's not that he blames everyone else that kills me, though. Gbaji does that, and he's borderline tolerable. It's the way that he does it. It's the mental and argumentative gymnastics that he does to avoid having to consider that anything that anyone else says against his points has validity. The leaps and twists of logic are comically absurd.

Every post of his (the above included) is like a case study in a stubbornness disorder.

Edited, Jun 23rd 2011 4:32pm by Eske


It's tolerable--and sometimes too hard to squeeze out of--with one-liner posts though.


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Regardless if I failed to say it where it can be understood or not


I have admitted numerous times over that I don't always say things in the best way. The problem is when people admit to not reading my posts yet are somehow arguing against arguments that they didn't read, but made up. I counter with actual quotes and instead of saying "my bad, I misread your comment", you attack my "attitude" or some other irrelevant topic.

I can understand not understanding something the first few attempts of explanation, but after that, it becomes a comprehension problem.

I've admitted my horrible grammar and occasional bad wording, "you all" just don't listen. Perfect example, you complained about this debate about me, I'm asking again (three times now) to change the subject to something more interesting and here we still are, debating about me.

Why is that?


A few people have said that they don't read your posts (or skim them). I'd wager that some were being truthful, but I know that a few of them just said it to troll you. They're hardly the majority, however.

Also, you have a "knack" (if it can even be called that) for misremembering and misconstruing your previous posts. That, or you claim that they were actually about some originally unstated point that you never conveyed to anybody, as if you were trying to save it up as ammo against them when they inevitably took the posts at face value. Very weird.

To the last bit: I've never complained about this thread going off the rails. Frankly, I'm having more fun calling you an idiot.
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One more thing:

In the irony of all ironies, my first post in regards to Alma was actually defending him, back in this thread. I stand by what I said back then, but how about that for a worn out welcome?

Point being, people don't go after you by default, Alma. They don't do it because they're worse than you in some fashion. They go after you because of the impression of yourself that you provide by what you write. Over time, they quickly grow to hate you, just as I have.

Were it me, I'd have done some serious self-evaluation once it became abundantly clear that I was getting such a bad reaction out of so many people, and so consistently. I think that'd be the rational thing to do.
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Uglysasquatch wrote:
Almalieque wrote:
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Regardless if I failed to say it where it can be understood or not
Regardless nothing. The fact that you can't properly communicate any thought is the whole issue. That's not entirely true. You inability to comprehend is equally at fault.


BS. You can believe that nonsense if you want. People admit to NOT reading my entire posts after the fact.
Moron. What I said is, the why people do what you said.


I'm not sure what you getting at, but whatever.



I wrote:
You inability to comprehend is equally at fault.
That didn't take long.


Wait, wait, wait.. so people making up arguments to debate is due to my inability to comprehend? Really? Please explain that.

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A few people have said that they don't read your posts (or skim them). I'd wager that some were being truthful, but I know that a few of them just said it to troll you. They're hardly the majority, however.


Trolling? How is that trolling me? That just makes them look stupid to admit to argue a point that they never read, but assumed. Then again, actually reading my posts and not comprehending simplicity is just as bad or even worse. You choose.

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Also, you have a "knack" (if it can even be called that) for misremembering and misconstruing your previous posts. That, or you claim that they were actually about some originally unstated point that you never conveyed to anybody, as if you were trying to save it up as ammo against them when they inevitably took the posts at face value. Very weird.


Really? I told Ugly that he was making stuff when he said that I never made that argument, when I went back and read where I made that argument. You butted in claiming that I told Ugly he was making stuff up about answering some question. Instead of admitting that you were wrong, you just left it.

You accused me of making stupid arguments of SSM and homosexuality. When I put those words in context, you quoted a block of text that you somehow thought meant something else. I yet again corrected you. And once again, instead of admitting to being wrong, you just left it.

So, as of now, the problem seems to be from people as you. I make mistakes all of the time, but when people put evidence in my face of my error, I man up, accept it and move on, unlike you.

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To the last bit: I've never complained about this thread going off the rails. Frankly, I'm having more fun calling you an idiot.


Well, when the next person accuses me of "derailing" a thread, you should be vocal. Trust me, watching you sink in your own stupidity is quite amusing.
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One more thing:

In the irony of all ironies, my first post in regards to Alma was actually defending him, back in this thread. I stand by what I said back then, but how about that for a worn out welcome?

Point being, people don't go after you by default, Alma. They don't do it because they're worse than you in some fashion. They go after you because of the impression of yourself that you provide by what you write. Over time, they quickly grow to hate you, just as I have.

Were it me, I'd have done some serious self-evaluation once it became abundantly clear that I was getting such a bad reaction out of so many people, and so consistently. I think that'd be the rational thing to do.


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