And then he misrepresented what I said after banning me:

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I was the asshole.

  • Lvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyz
    7·
    12 days ago

    I don’t feel I behaved as properly as I maybe should have, but I was within the rules.

    Nah. t’s clear that you were not being civil in that conversation: for example

    • when asked for a definition, you gave your subjective takes on that economic system as if it was a definition
    • “and yet they are” = “NO U”. It’s simply contradicting what someone else says, without adding new info.

    Those things might not be overtly aggressive, but they rub people off the wrong way; that is not civil behaviour IMO.

      • Lvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyz
        41·
        12 days ago

        It’s absolutely civil behavior

        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:

        1. “Communism is a post-socialism system, where class hierarchy ceased to exist, acc. to Marxist theory”.
        2. “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.