tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559941250974523786.post3015116626813647761..comments2023-05-02T05:48:40.496-07:00Comments on Confessions of a Pixel and ink-stained wretch: On Trump, Dilbert, and Who We AreCzhorathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15456061999435980085noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559941250974523786.post-20475319509425874702016-04-12T01:44:31.060-07:002016-04-12T01:44:31.060-07:00Immigrants vs natives is the worst one; one of the...Immigrants vs natives is the worst one; one of the scariest things about Trump is his level of nationalism/nativism.<br /><br />My beloved shoulder-cat is, sadly, no longer with us. Czhorathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456061999435980085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559941250974523786.post-19237867772464483392016-04-12T01:43:26.203-07:002016-04-12T01:43:26.203-07:00Yes, I read his comment that way as well. I was ma...Yes, I read his comment that way as well. I was making an analogy about what I see as false equivalences. Czhorathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456061999435980085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559941250974523786.post-28730919101664164782016-04-11T16:28:13.352-07:002016-04-11T16:28:13.352-07:00What are the "us" and "them" y...What are the "us" and "them" you see Trump defining?<br /><br />USA vs. World? Nonpoliticians vs. Politicians?<br /><br />I like the cat on your shoulder, btw!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559941250974523786.post-79057459110149103962016-04-11T13:52:45.580-07:002016-04-11T13:52:45.580-07:00Just guessing, but I think Ghost Computer was refe...Just guessing, but I think Ghost Computer was referring to "as technologists" as the segmentation point, not tolerance for intolerance.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452647009119720275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559941250974523786.post-15140973256633078432016-04-11T11:25:34.454-07:002016-04-11T11:25:34.454-07:00Yes, exactly!
It's a false equivalence to say...Yes, exactly!<br /><br />It's a false equivalence to say that those opposed to divisiveness should not distance themselves from those who sow such dissension.<br /><br />This is similar to the rhetorical trick of claiming that "tolerance" implies acceptance of bigotry or other forms of intolerance; it's an attempt to coopt the language of inclusiveness for the defense of its opposite.Czhorathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456061999435980085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559941250974523786.post-42106739452751633662016-04-11T10:57:36.957-07:002016-04-11T10:57:36.957-07:00Nobody gets anywhere from segmentation into "...Nobody gets anywhere from segmentation into "us" and "them."<br /><br />This is coming from the guy who said just one paragraph earlier: "as technologists, we owe it to ourselves and to the world to distance ourselves from those who are divisive, racist, and bullying." Ghost Computerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12689563310799043417noreply@blogger.com