General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Rules I'd suggest for critiquing Islam or "Islamists" without aiding Western militarists and bigots: [View all]Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)I pointed out that Ken was asked a direct question by an actual individual and did not answer the question but instead preached a sermon which implied that poster had said those shitty, horrible things that that poster had not said. The poster asked a question, a valid one, which Ken simply ignored while preaching about how to speak respectfully to minority groups.
If you respond to individuals as if they were part of some negative group, as Ken did, you are doing exactly what Ken is in his OP saying not to do. He has complex rules set forth for others which he is not practicing as well as he might.
Believe you me, I don't 'try' to say what I mean, I say what I mean and I did. Do not assign to me positions I have not and would not take. That's what I was saying to Ken. If someone asks you a good question, do not respond as if they had said something awful while ignoring what they really asked you. That's wrong. I object to that. Treat people with respect, not with diatribes unrelated to what they are asking you. It's fairly simple really.