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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
But "idiot" is subjective and treating one as such is an ad hominem attack.
If you countered with merely enlightening the class on the facts, I'm guessing that your prof would have less to object to if anything.
There is a difference between leading off with "that's dumb" vs. "actually, that's not true...."
EDIT: If not knowing something automatically makes one an idiot, then welcome to the idiot human race.
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It was a personal attack, not because of the students lack of knowledge, but because he made a conscious decision to ignore verifiable truths in order to make room for bullshit propaganda. The kid is about to graduate with a BS in Political Science for Gods sake! I refuse to believe that he just didn't know about the aformentioned events.
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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
Universities are a place of learning, aren't they?
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Thats what I was told, though I believe it a little bit less every day.
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Originally Posted by primal
More can be gained from multiple voices than from a singular viewpoint.
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I wholeheartedly agree when it comes to something like theory. But whether or not people have been blown up isn't open to multiple viewpoints. Either it happened or it didn't.