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jackstar7

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So in short you interpreted what I said in the way most likely to support your presumptions.

Shrug. I suppose there are still high schoolers who debate like this.
Not my presumptions: reality. Here you were, the one who started it, not making it evident. That's obfuscation, buddy, and I'm gonna call it out. You don't like it, do better next time.
 

Amused

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Cool comments about his book bruh.

Now on to what I actually said... he makes some great points in his debates I've watched, really hammers feminists and left of common sense liberals. The over reactive left doesn't know how to handle him, he doesn't fit into their compartmentalized partisan stereotypes. He's well spoken and a good debater. The fact that the left practically riots when he is going to visit their safe space campus is very telling. Anything that threatens their totalitarian bubble is attacked viciously.

This is a perfect example of being blinded by bluster, assholery and cults of personality over logic and reason.

The fact that he can and will provide no transcripts of these arguments that destroy his opposition is very telling indeed and indicative of people who are snowed by personality in the spoken word, yet realize an argument loses its luster when transcribed and devoid of the personality behind it.

Welcome to the YouTube generation who are snowed by logical fallacies, snake oil salesmen and flat earthers. People like Cernovich, Milo, Jones and Molineux are perfect examples of cults of personality whose arguments are utterly devoid of logic and filled with the most basic of logical fallacies. Yet their personality alone convinces people they are winning the argument. Molineux has even gone as far as to sue anyone who transcribes his arguments or even posts videos using his content to tear apart his logical fallacies. Yeah, a so called anti-government anarcho-capitalist uses big daddy government when it suits him.

This is why I never watch a YouTube video and always demand a transcript. If the argument loses in the written format it loses over all.
 
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SlowSpyder

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This is a perfect example of being blinded by bluster, assholery and cults of personality over logic and reason.

The fact that he can and will provide no transcripts of these arguments that destroy his opposition is very telling indeed and indicative of people who are snowed by personality in the spoken word, yet realize an argument loses its luster when transcribed and devoid of the personality behind it.

Welcome to the YouTube generation who are snowed by logical fallacies, snake oil salesmen and flat earthers. People like Cernovich, Milo, Jones and Molineux are perfect examples of cults of personality whose arguments are utterly devoid of logic and filled with the most basic of logical fallacies. Yet their personality alone convinces people they are winning the argument. Molineux has even gone as far as to sue anyone who transcribes his arguments or even posts videos using his content to tear apart his logical fallacies. Yeah, a so called anti-government anarcho-capitalist uses big daddy government when it suits him.

This is why I never watch a YouTube video and always demand a transcript. If the argument loses in the written format it loses over all.


Nope. My comment was that I've seen some of his debates on Youtube, and that he's made good arguments in those videos I've seen. I think Milo is a great debater and makes great points in those debates I've watched. I'm not going to watch a 15 minute to hour long video typing out the debate. If you wish to close your mind to a very common avenue of content consumption, that's your call. I can post videos of Milo's where I think he really makes strong arguments, but AT P&N thinks I should transcribe them for some reason, and I am not doing that. I watch leftist content on Youtube, like The Young Turks and John Oliver quite regularly. I don't agree with them always, but I cannot say they never have a point. Milo is much the same, I've seen many videos on him and feel he often makes good points in his arguments.
 

Amused

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Nope. My comment was that I've seen some of his debates on Youtube. I think Milo is a great debater and makes great points in those debates I've watched. I'm not going to watch a 15 minute to hour long video typing out the debate. If you wish to close your mind to a very common avenue of content consumption, that's your call. I can post videos of Milo's where I think he really makes strong arguments, but AT P&N thinks I should transcribe them for some reason, and I am not doing that. I watch leftist content on Youtube, like The Young Turks and John Oliver quite regularly. I don't agree with them always, but I cannot say they never have a point. Milo is much the same, I've seen many videos on him and feel he often makes good points in his arguments.

You just proved my point, And the sad part is, you're obviously too fucking stupid to realize you're being snowed by personality, bluster and logical fallacies rather than logic and reason. This is the hallmark of the YouTube personality.

There's a reason these guys have no transcripts.
 
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SlowSpyder

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You just proved my point, And the sad part is, you're obviously too fucking stupid to realize you're being snowed by personality, bluster and logical fallacies rather than logic and reason. This is the hallmark of the YouTube personality.

There's a reason these guys have no transcripts.

prove
pro͞ov/
verb
  1. 1.
    demonstrate the truth or existence of (something) by evidence or argument.

You and team left are having a tough time today.
 

WHAMPOM

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https://www.theguardian.com/books/2...los-book-deal-simon-schuster-dangerous-outcry


Good lord at the people with their panties in a wad over this. Milo is Milo, someone who found his niche and is making bank off of it. I think it was ridiculous that Twitter suspended his account (especially given plenty of the other crap that's allowed to go on on there) and speaks volumes about the company. I also think Brietbart is biased as shit and not worth reading. But good lord.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slat...iannopoulos_just_got_a_250_000_book_deal.html


Number 1 on Amazon. Not a fan of Milo but this still puts a smile on my face. And congrats to Simon & Schuster for still publishing despite the backlash.
UHHMM Milo who?
 
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Triloby

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It is so incredibly painful to watch conservatives try and be funny. They never seem to understand that political jokes have to be funny first and political second.

Case in point: Actual political humor from someone who knows all about self-deprecation. ;)