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Personally, I wouldn't blatantly tell obvious lies. I clicked on the link. Sowell didn't say that at all. But I have to admit, that's a new one. Falsely claim someone said something awful, then provide a link to make it look legitimate. It's a pretty vile and disgusting tactic, honestly. But that's what I've come to expect from people of a certain political persuasion.

Anyways, I'll continue to link Sowell. I suggest you stop with the dishonesty, though.




Don't do this here, I'm not trying to start a flame war over solipsism


No, I will do this here.

In the best case, you were mistaken. It is still a very evil thing to defame someone with such a horrible accusation when you couldn't even be bothered to take two minutes to get your facts straight! It took me literally less than 2 minutes to scan your linked article and see that you were wrong.

In the worst case, you're being willingly dishonest, which is even more evil. Or you could be somewhere in the middle. Regardless, your action is some kind of significant evil in my book, and it deserves calling out.


Calling someone "evil" is a very easy way to convince yourself that you've won an "argument"


I called your action evil. So now I believe you either have poor reading comprehension or you're just habitually dishonest. Do you have any other explanations for your behavior?

And, frankly, pointing out that someone's statement is completely and unequivocally false is an even easier way to convince yourself you've won an "argument".




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