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Originally Posted by politicophile, in the "What happened to the TFP?" thread
Analog responded by saying "So what we have, politicophile, is you flaming smokers from a gleaming pillar of moral superiority... and then those you looked down upon and scolded with such determination, responded in kind." - I think our disagreement basically turns around the phrase "responded in kind". I stated, in as many words, that we should be confortable in making moral judgments about other people. The "in kind" response was a series of unreasoned beratings, insults, and so on. Can you really call this sort of response "in kind?"
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No, the "respond in kind" is people not being very happy with you that you basically started off the whole thread telling us how morally superior you are, and how we are lesser persons if we don't agree with you and your definition of morality.
You can't toss out an opening like that and expect people to not care that you just called us all immoral and inferior.
I'm not in this argument, i'm just giving you answers to your "why am I being attacked" questions. Offering a reasoned explanation (jesus, where have I written this before) is not attacking you, nor is it siding with those you do perceive as attacking you. It's just explaining why what you said has caused what others are saying. While I don't agree with the way some have articulated their points, i'm not "with" either side.