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Jim Lane

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10. I see these less as "accusations" than as irrelevant distractions.

Sun May 19, 2013, 10:50 PM

May 2013

Each of us has a particular set of experiences, life circumstances, etc. Of course those shape our opinions. I'm a cancer survivor and that affects my view of health care policy.

The best answer is: "So what?"

Something that you write about how the government treats rape, or something that I write about pre-existing medical conditions, is correct or it's incorrect, regardless of why we wrote it.

You focus on how this amateur psychologizing is "none of your fucking business." I don't disagree, but I think it's even more important to note the point that hfojvt made in #5: The question of why someone said something is generally less important than the question whether what was said is true.

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I keep getting asked in round about ways, what could have possibly happened to me [View all] boston bean May 2013 OP

well when accusations are tossed about zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #1

I agree. NaturalHigh May 2013 #3

Women who question Morning Dew May 2013 #2

Always reminds me of mzteris May 2013 #6

They think that male feminists are just Sheldon Cooper May 2013 #12

I think some folks here just need to start YouTube channels snooper2 May 2013 #18

That's all kinds of fucked up. Morning Dew May 2013 #19

Atheists are, to a smaller degree, subjected to a similar "analysis" Orrex May 2013 #4

actually it is hfojvt May 2013 #5

You must be one of them uppity wimmens. nt DCKit May 2013 #7

Well, I would agree that .. ananda May 2013 #8

Pretty sure this is the first time I've ever said this: I wish I could rec this post 1,000 times. patrice May 2013 #9

I see these less as "accusations" than as irrelevant distractions. Jim Lane May 2013 #10

We all have a right to an opinion. You don't need to defend yourself from personal attacks. In_The_Wind May 2013 #11

It is a discussion board, so people are allowed to ask you that. Don't take.... Logical May 2013 #13

I think the people asking make it personal curlyred May 2013 #16

Some people take a anonymous discussion board too serious. n-t Logical May 2013 #21

Nothing to add really, but Lunacee_2013 May 2013 #14

Ad-hominem arguments are logical fallacies for a reason stevenleser May 2013 #15

LOL snooper2 May 2013 #17

This is the internet olddots May 2013 #20

K&R, Thank you for your thoughtful post. smirkymonkey May 2013 #22

Well, you're right that it's none of my business. rrneck May 2013 #23