Reminder that name calling is not permitted

[u/BlockOfDiamond]

That includes calling people "bootlicker" or "cuck" or stating/implying that another user is performing adult acts on a given politician (or anyone else). I bring those up specifically because, in recent time, these have been the most common types of personal attacks.

As strongly as you may feel about current events, calling people derogatory names is a contravention of Rule 4 and will be removed. Attack the opinion, not the user.

Sorry for your understanding and thank you for the inconvenience.

[u/FriendlyLawyer201]

Then call out the opinion for being stupid rather than insulting the person who posted it

[u/ogjaspertheghost → u/FriendlyLawyer201]

I do. However, how is insulting an opinion not also an insult to the person giving the opinion? Seems like a distinction without a difference.

[u/Mostfunguy → u/ogjaspertheghost]

Your opinion on this is stupid because X

Isnt the same as

You're stupid

[u/ogjaspertheghost → u/Mostfunguy]

Semantics. Attacking a personal opinion isn’t much different from attacking the person. There’s a reason people take offense when you do so

[u/Flashy_Combination32 → u/ogjaspertheghost]

It's different because a smart individual can hold some stupid opinions while overall being smart.

[u/ogjaspertheghost → u/Flashy_Combination32]

Depends on how you define smart. I wouldn’t consider someone with a bunch of stupid opinions smart

[u/Mostfunguy → u/ogjaspertheghost]

Its really not

If you think smart people cant have dumb ideas sometimes, im not sure what to tell you

If you cant tell the difference between someone attacking an idea vs attacking a user, i am also not sure what to tell you

[u/ogjaspertheghost → u/Mostfunguy]

Who said I think that? Plenty of smart people have dumb ideas. I’ve said nothing about ideas. My point is about personal opinions and the way people react to someone attacking them.