I got front-row seats to how his style of "debate" poisoned my generation. And not just regarding politics: it even at times degraded my professional discussions.
<behavior> sucks
OK what would be a better behavior then?
Something that doesn't <mockery by needlessly crude analogy>
OK that doesn't give me any better an idea of what your (presently unstated) requirements are.
Do what better, and how exactly? What are the parameters? What is the baseline and what is an attainable goal? What is the tangible measurement of improvement?
Let’s be real “do better” actually means “do what I want.” We just didn’t realize that is what he was saying.
Leibowitz‘s return will not be the saving move the uniparty thinks it will be. His slimeball tricks worked great when the right thought the left were good people with bad ideas. Now that the mask has slipped that dog won’t hunt.
I got front-row seats to how his style of "debate" poisoned my generation. And not just regarding politics: it even at times degraded my professional discussions.
My favorite is "Do better!"
Do what better, and how exactly? What are the parameters? What is the baseline and what is an attainable goal? What is the tangible measurement of improvement?
Let’s be real “do better” actually means “do what I want.” We just didn’t realize that is what he was saying.
Leibowitz‘s return will not be the saving move the uniparty thinks it will be. His slimeball tricks worked great when the right thought the left were good people with bad ideas. Now that the mask has slipped that dog won’t hunt.