Retrodude wrote:EVERY time I express an opinion, no matter what it is, I get called stupid, assholish, whatever
I said you are a poor and inane arguer, not that you are an asshole or a stupid person or anything of the sort. My complaint is/was with the repeatedly poor quality of your engagement on most issues where you want to state a strong opinion, not with your personal character or overall intelligence.
Arguing with you is fairly futile because you don't usually make claims that you support well nor do you address criticism of those claims in a way that shows an appreciation and understanding of the people who are trying to engage with you (or the way in which they have presented their position). Instead, you assign personal motives to those claims and almost always disregard any good evidence they provide. That doesn't automatically make you a bad person, it just means that your posts often function as kryptonite in those threads where you decide you want to dig in your heels on a particular stance. That's why I suggested folks just stop trying when it becomes clear you are becoming stubborn and unreasonable.
So call me and other folks names all you want. Or leave if that's your thing. But you'll find that the same irritation I've expressed above will follow you into other contexts (virtual and physical) until you learn to both respect and make good arguments.
