2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The real reason Bernie's supporters are being attacked is because they are very effective [View all]GitRDun
(1,846 posts)People are fallible.
The written word does not always translate the author's sentiment perfectly. That's the nature of writing, reading, interpretation. I've spent hours in English class talking over different messages in literature and here you are saying it's impossible to misinterpret an amateur writer's intent on the internet. Look at some of the responses to my posts in this thread.
This certainty, the projection of a motive on the author is exactly what I'm talking about.
The mere assertion that ANYONE can be certain of an author's intent 100% of the time is ludicrous to me.
The reason there are so few non-Sanders supporters on the site is exactly because too many are making the same mistaken assumption that you are...they know exactly what the author means without need for further probing.
Certainty leads to ignorance. We should have learned that with W and Cheney. DU should be better.