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In reply to the discussion: If we can't support Kamala Harris or democrats like [View all]58Sunliner
(6,273 posts)"When what's being said is not fact or evidence based, making a blanket statement dismissing it as "subjective" seems like another issue with understanding definitions."
But that isn't what you said in the original post. And now you want to change the context of your statement.
"when it's limited to deliberate distortions, it shouldn't meet any reasonable, honest threshold of validity,"
Sounds pretty subjective to me. In fact, when I combine your previous statement of about posters not including context that now becomes limited to deliberate distortions, I see a rationale that could excuse a lot of things, but may or may not justify an action. If they don't post what you consider mitigating circumstances, it is an invalid post. And you assume deliberate distortions.
"This is a tool often employed by the trolls and propagandists, it's how they actually drown out dissent."
People calling anyone, who posts criticisms a troll or some other insult or insinuation, are doing exactly that.
"No assumptions are being made. There is no speculation required to see gendered attacks for what they are."
There are assumptions necessary if gender is not actually raised as an issue.
I am certain there are attacks that are both racist and sexist, but that is not what I am talking about. But you conflated the two as if there was no other context for a criticism.
And judging by the response to what should have been on my part, an innocuous reply to a thread, I have proved my point. Or rather you have.