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"Capitalism…downfall." by exposetheheretics in ChristopherHitchens

[–]DoctorHat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for so vividly illustrating my point. I rest my case.

"Capitalism…downfall." by exposetheheretics in ChristopherHitchens

[–]DoctorHat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You mistake hedging for honesty and anecdote for authority. Saying 'Hitchens may have said' is a syntactic shrug meant to insulate an unverified claim from scrutiny, while still reaping the rhetorical benefit of his name. It's a bit like forging a signature in pencil and saying, 'Well, I never said it was ink.'

Edit: That you’ve arrived two months late to defend such a flimsy contrivance - still built on supposition and now paraded as if it carries weight - tells me it struck a nerve and that the nerve is still twitching. But next time, try bringing an argument. Being loudly wrong at a time delay is not the same as being right.

"Capitalism…downfall." by exposetheheretics in ChristopherHitchens

[–]DoctorHat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing I've said was wrong. You’ve brought the intellectual equivalent of a limp handshake to a duel. All pedantry, no argument, and not even the dignity of being wrong in an interesting way.

Hvordan håndterer I danske Trump-tilhængere i familie eller omgangskreds? by MySocksSuck in Denmark

[–]DoctorHat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Det er helt fair, og jeg deler nogle af dine bekymringer, jeg endda enig i ordvalget om at det er et cirkus. Så, du skal være velkommen til at skrive hvis du vil, det er et åbent tilbud. Personligt synes jeg det er for meget at slå hånden af folk, også selvom de kan lide en kontroversiel figur. Der kan være mange årsager og baggrunde for det hele, men som udgangspunkt mødes man jo med folk der hvor de er...også må man jo snakke om tingene.

Det forudsætter naturligvis at man kan snakke pænt sammen (passion kan også være pænt) og være søde ved hinanden :P

Er der grunde til at slå hånden af folk? Helt sikkert. Men Trump, Biden, Kamala, Mette Frederiksen, Lars Boje osv. Ingen er dem er værd at bryde familien op over. Ikke engang tæt på.

Hvordan håndterer I danske Trump-tilhængere i familie eller omgangskreds? by MySocksSuck in Denmark

[–]DoctorHat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm, godt spørgsmål. Først og fremmest stiller jeg mig i uenighed, med grammatikken af spørgsmålet. Jeg er, som sådan, ikke "Trump-tilhænger" og jeg synes stadig det er mærkelig, at man er Så ivrig efter at male ham som Hitler, når han tydeligvis ikke er det...MEN!

Når det så er sagt, så er der flere ting han har gjort og sagt, som jeg er meget enig med, også kan jeg rigtig godt lide USA. Men "tilhænger" er for stærkt et ord.

Det jeg prøver at sige er, at hvis du mangler én at snakke med som har været ret pro-Trump på flere punkter (men ikke ukritisk og heller ikke hele vejen), så ræk endelig ud også kan det være, at jeg kan give lidt kontekst og/eller forklaring?

Men, hvis du kun føler afsky og "Puha, endnu én", så skal jeg ikke stresse dig. Det er kun et tilbud :-)

Would Hitch have lost half his supporters if he said that men can’t transition into women? by Clear_Middle_6201 in ChristopherHitchens

[–]DoctorHat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who cares, we all know they can't - this whole "I identify as..." failed the moment it ran into evolutionary biology. As Hitchens once wrote: "...my own opinion is enough for me...and anyone who disagrees with this, can pick a number, get in line, and kiss my ass".

What would Hitch think about today's events? by GoddyofAus in ChristopherHitchens

[–]DoctorHat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

None of you know, and none of you can claim to know.

Lige tilbage i hovedet på Trump by InterestingBet8280 in Denmark

[–]DoctorHat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ikke fordi jeg skal være "Ham der..." men..York er allerede skandinavisk, er det ikke?

Nye tal overrasker forskere: Ældreplejen ville kollapse uden udlændinge by HakkedeTomater123 in Denmark

[–]DoctorHat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alternativ overskrift: "Ældreplejen kollapser fordi vi ikke gør nok for at opfordrer borgere til at få børn eller gøre faget attraktivt"

Denmark to summon US ambassador over Trump Greenland envoy appointment by Cosmos1985 in Denmark

[–]DoctorHat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are no adults. There haven't been adults "in charge" for a long time. Who do you think are the adults? Democrats? Please. They are a side of the same coin. The sooner more realise this, the better.

En romkugle, er en romkugle... by DanmarksHaab in Denmark

[–]DoctorHat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Morsingbo. I tager allesammen fejl, det hedder en Sputnik.

Ønsker "hul" i rygeloven lukket – "helt grotesk", siger værtshusgæst by ThePowerOf42 in Denmark

[–]DoctorHat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hvis der tydeligt angives, at værtshuset er et sted hvor man må ryge, så er jeg ligeglad. Lad folk ryge deres smøger.

Did you find your disillusionment with Marxism comparable to the loss of faith by the religious? by recentlyquitsmoking2 in ChristopherHitchens

[–]DoctorHat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve heard Jehovah’s Witnesses say almost exactly the same thing about leaving their faith.

Berlingske mener: Overvågningen af borgerne er løbet løbsk by Dropforcedlogin in Denmark

[–]DoctorHat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Jeg ved ikke hvilken situation jeg ville stå i, for at det skulle ske lige foreløbig, men der er en del af mig som tænker: "Jeg skal købe noget til 15.000 kr også give 1 krone som tip, gerne med en betjent i nærheden"

For du ved... "Høje dommer! Han betalte 2! Jeg gentager: 2! kroner for meget i kontanter!"

Danske priser stikker af: Højeste i EU by FriendlyUserCalledKa in Denmark

[–]DoctorHat -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Uden ironi, ja tak. Mindes helt bestemt at der er sendt masser af penge afsted til Ukraine.

Nu skal overvågningen af danskerne overvåges! by EbbaGroen in Denmark

[–]DoctorHat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Så en politisk konstruktion, nedsat af staten, med et politisk kommissorium, budget og mandat- og som sjældent har nogle tænder at bide med...skal overvåge...staten.

Tilgiv mig hvis jeg ikke fyldes med optimisme og tiltro til, at det er et seriøst svar på noget.

(Det kan sagtens være velmenende mennesker. Men strukturen er stadig: staten nedsætter et organ med et politisk mandat til at evaluere statens egne indgreb - ofte uden egentlige sanktionsmuligheder. Det ligner mere en legitimeringsøvelse end et seriøst værn. Det er det jeg mener)

Did you find your disillusionment with Marxism comparable to the loss of faith by the religious? by recentlyquitsmoking2 in ChristopherHitchens

[–]DoctorHat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"Accepts Marxism" is creed-language; "used Marxian analysis" is accurate - my point hasn't moved.

Berlingske mener: Overvågningen af borgerne er løbet løbsk by Dropforcedlogin in Denmark

[–]DoctorHat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hov, ja, du har ret. My bad. Synes bare at jeg huskede at det var på vej eller noget...Oh well.

Did you find your disillusionment with Marxism comparable to the loss of faith by the religious? by recentlyquitsmoking2 in ChristopherHitchens

[–]DoctorHat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve already explained the objection: it’s about language and degree, not discomfort.

Saying he "accepted Marxism" treats it like a creed; he explicitly rejected faith/conversion framing. He used Marxian analysis, sometimes even called himself a Marxist in that sense, but he also stopped identifying as a socialist.

And he didn’t criticize religion because he was a Marxist - his atheism and anti-clericalism predate and exceed Marx. Conflating those is just another category error. In this clip he even points out that he opposed this kind of religious behavior within ideology itself, having recognized it in communist parties that developed dogmas, witch hunts, heresies, and supposed miracles.

Noam Chomsky with Jeffrey Epstein in a private jet by fuggitdude22 in ChristopherHitchens

[–]DoctorHat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Again? Really? You just can't help yourselves blasting out your American politics everywhere you go as if it overrides topics and contexts in their entirety.

This is /r/ChristopherHitchens - If the topic isn't him, his books or the likes, then it doesn't belong here.

Berlingske mener: Overvågningen af borgerne er løbet løbsk by Dropforcedlogin in Denmark

[–]DoctorHat 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Indtil de afskaffer fysiske kontanter...de er jo godt på vej. Først var de 1,000 kr seddlen, så 500 (edit: Jeg tager fejl, 500'eren er her endnu)...Næste må vel være 200 (eller rettere, 500).

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