Posted: Oct 02, 2017 5:03 pm
Tracer Tong wrote:[Because of your suggesting I defend a position I’ve not taken. Are you finished doing so, meaning I can actually get on with defending the position I have taken?
I note that for the fifth time now you've decided to pontificate, rather than actually offer an explanation. The only person stopping this from happening is you.
Tracer Tong wrote:I didn’t. You quoted me not doing it and provided the full quote to demonstrate clearly how I’d taken what you’d said out of its context, but failed in the attempt.
Uh huh.
Tracer Tong wrote:Well, gee, as I see it it’s not yet forthcoming because of your attempt to get me to defend a position I’ve not adopted. Are you finished doing so?
The only person stopping you from providing an explanation is you. I can't stop you from coming up with weasely excuses to avoid getting to your point, I can only point out your ongoing failure.
Tracer Tong wrote:I’ve also not failed to do anything; I simply haven’t done something.
uh huh
Tracer Tong wrote:My position’s already clear; what you mean to say is that you want me to explain why I hold my position. I’ve explained why there’s currently no point in doing so; calling this a “flimsy excuse” is simply your hostile editorialising, as with your “failed to do...” above.
No, it is simply a flimsy excuse.
There are no reasons for your failure to provide an explanation beyond those which you choose to event. It looks to me that you are doing your utmost to avoid providing an explanation. Any "hostility" in my editorialising is an imagining you've manufactured yourself and decided to project onto to me, creating yet another flimsy excuse for discussing the subject matter.
Tracer Tong wrote:As soon as you confirm you’re done with your false accusations of quote mining and requesting I defend positions I’ve not adopted, we can proceed. If you aren’t prepared to confirm this, we can stop here.
My accusation of quote mining is not false. It is an accusation sincerely and honestly made. I have no intention of retracting it. The mods will ultimately determine if I am right or wrong. That we are in disagreement on this point is not a barrier to addressing the other substantive points in this discussion. If you want to choose to make it a barrier, that is very much a you problem.
At no point have I requested you defend a position you have no adopted. I've asked you to explain yourself as you why it is a "vague idea" and you are refusing to do so, creating fresh reasons to avoid providing an explanation with each new post.
Looking at your comment, you appear to have worked yourself neatly to yet another weak excuse for not continuing the discussion and providing any explanations. Although, I'm not surprised at this. If you had the capacity to offer a cogent explanation for any of your points, you would have done so by now.