“Never believe that anti-Semites are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. The anti-Semites have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past.”
AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
I don’t have to comb through your hair to accuse you of having fleas after watching you lie with dogs
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 3 days ago
So you assumed I have said it and that’s why you decided to use such a term. Interesting.
AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
“Never believe that anti-Semites are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. The anti-Semites have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past.”
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 3 days ago
It doesn’t seem absurd at all to ask where I’ve used such a term after you’ve claimed I’ve used it. For the record, I haven’t. And you can check, too.