On 13 Aug 2002 at 14:46, Hermit wrote:
>
> [Joe Dees] We found a political issue upon which we disagree.
>
> [Hermit] Not at all. You made an assertion wherein you claimed that
> you had proved that a source I referenced was "unauthoritative,"
> indicating an article which your icon du joure disagreed about and
> implying that it was always "unauthoritative" and thus my opinions
> should be discarded.
>
Nope, just that articles by Le Monde could not be accepted without due
consideration of them.
>
> [Hermit] I showed that they had good grounds for printing the
> particular article, that substantial evidence existed to suggest that
> there was indeed reason not to discount what they reported, and
> certainly not to supress it. Which invalidated your assertion and
> consequently your implications. Having noticed recently that you have
> taken to accusing others of all your most egregrious faults, we do not
> have to seek far for an erroneous accusation against me of not
> acknowledging error.
>
Such an accusation, if made against some of your own assertions here,
would be far from erroneous.
>
> [Joe Dees] And it seems that to you and Mermaid, all (and only)sources
> are biased which do not share yours.
>
> [Hermit] Please point out where I have said that information is not
> worth evaluating because of the source?
>
You are presently doing so with refernce to both Daniel Pipes and
Andrew Sullivan.
>
> [Hermit] On the other hand, you have done exactly this on numerous
> occasions recently. Including sources you were simultaneously
> advocating as authoritive.
>
No, I just pointed out that no newspaper is infallible. Do you wish to
maintain otherwise?
>
> How are the mighty fallen.
>
I dunno, Hermit; How HAS it happened to you?
>
> Hermit
>
> PS It's H-E-R-M-I-T, not M-E-R-M-A-I-D. If you have issues with her,
> take them up with her, not with me. She is quite capable of replying
> for herself - and I'm sure she will.
>
It just seems to me that, on this issue, the two of you are ideological
clones. Please correct me if I'm wrong about that, with specific
examples concerning where the two of you differ.
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