As a user you were also behaving poorly there; in fact your interaction with the OP sounds like two children “waaaaah, I asked you first!!11one” at each other. I’m not also blind to the blatant straw man you set up right off the bat, and that Nay was actually spot on when they asked “What -is- communism to you?”. I might agree with the way you handled Nay as a mod, but frankly? If I saw both in one of my comms I’d be giving both the same short end of the stick.
Nah. You’re being clearly belittling through the whole thread. Too eager to voice your own opinion, but un-eager to dialogue.
[Before someone distorts the above, be aware plenty communists also do this sometimes. Including myself.]
I was asked for MY definition of it. And I gave it.
What you did is perhaps easier to see from the other side. Pretend you asked a communist their definition of communism, and they answered one of those two things:
“Communism is a post-socialism system, where class hierarchy ceased to exist, acc. to Marxist theory”.
“Communism is a system that solves all plagues of capitalism, re-enabling freedom for the population, so you don’t need a Luigi Mangione dirtying his hands.”
#1 is giving you a definition. #2 isn’t. What you did there was way closer to #2 than to #1.
And by the context it’s clear Nay asked for your equivalent of #1 - because it’s known communists and non-communists use the word “communism” to refer to different things.
I speak on authority of my opinions of things because I get to do that.
Someone’s opinions can lead them to adopt one or another definition, but the definition itself is not an opinion; they’re two different cans of worms. One should not be misrepresented as the other.
As a user you were also behaving poorly there; in fact your interaction with the OP sounds like two children “waaaaah, I asked you first!!11one” at each other. I’m not also blind to the blatant straw man you set up right off the bat, and that Nay was actually spot on when they asked “What -is- communism to you?”. I might agree with the way you handled Nay as a mod, but frankly? If I saw both in one of my comms I’d be giving both the same short end of the stick.
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Nah. t’s clear that you were not being civil in that conversation: for example
Those things might not be overtly aggressive, but they rub people off the wrong way; that is not civil behaviour IMO.
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Nah. You’re being clearly belittling through the whole thread. Too eager to voice your own opinion, but un-eager to dialogue.
[Before someone distorts the above, be aware plenty communists also do this sometimes. Including myself.]
What you did is perhaps easier to see from the other side. Pretend you asked a communist their definition of communism, and they answered one of those two things:
#1 is giving you a definition. #2 isn’t. What you did there was way closer to #2 than to #1.
And by the context it’s clear Nay asked for your equivalent of #1 - because it’s known communists and non-communists use the word “communism” to refer to different things.
Someone’s opinions can lead them to adopt one or another definition, but the definition itself is not an opinion; they’re two different cans of worms. One should not be misrepresented as the other.
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