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  • Yes, I see your reply. It doesn’t address my concern in any way.

    At risk of repeating back to you what you already know, your argument reads that the system is necessary, and I agree. Also, the system is unfair. I also agree. Also that people who knowingly use the unfair system to hurt people unfairly caught in the system are not responsible for the unfairness. I disagree.

    At this point, we should be trying to show each other why we believe what we believe. I, for example, would talk about how seal-clubbing is unfair, even if allowed by the rules. You might argue that anything allowed must be considered fair. (or you might argue something else, if I’m not properly understanding your position) We might learn from each other. We might not.


  • Also, why would you bring up something that I’ve already “admitted” in your parlance and tell it to me?

    Because it’s central to my own point, and context helps make things clear?

    What counterpoint did I raise to this argument when it was raised before?

    I saw nothing that I observed as a counter-point.

    I guess sharing a view with you is “admitting” something, since this needs to be an adversarial interaction and your point of view is presumed to be the “right” one that you’re trying to bring me around to

    No, as I said above, we are working on mutual communication, leading hopefully to us both learning more about the issue under discussion.

    Since “admitted” doesn’t work for you, what other word would you have me use? I’m trying to convey you knowing something, and saying that something, but not framing it in a way that communicates to me that you are thinking about it the same way I am, but are instead treating it as a minor point, or once detached from the immediate point, while I find it to be critical to the immediate point.