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Fana: "no, it's a real thing you have to deal with, because religion has in the past and present used legal and social pressure to shield their own intolerance. religion is the thing that most often calls for censorship for a reason." You don't have to convince me that organized religion...

False equivalence.

There is no "line in the sand", Palum. Going out of your way to piss someone off is legal, it's protected by the constitution, AND it's stupid. It's not the "drawing Mohammed" that's the problem, it's the "I know you fuckers hate this so I'm gonna do it because FUCK YOU hahahahaha" attitude...

WizardHawk: "You, sir, are a liar (or you play 2 hours a year and zero competitive (in any sense of the word) games)." I've put well over a thousand hours into Awesomenauts, a 2D MOBA. I also post points of view that run contrary to the majority on a board with plenty of entitled, obnoxious...

Cad: "The dissonance comes with the completely over the top hyperbolic reaction to the "violence" associated with GG (none) vs. the very real, very deadly violence associated with Islam, which gets an apologist pass." Citation needed. I have yet to see an "apologist pass" given to violent...

Lith: "How violence is wrong, of course...BUT Geller is a dick bag and profiting off 'inciting these people'." This is a factual statement. What's the problem? Seems to me like you're really salty about what you considered to be unbalanced reporting during GamerGate, so you're DEMANDING...

Sebudai: "It is the worst, most illiberal thing on Earth, and you are defending it. You, and everyone agreeing with you in this thread, should be ashamed of yourselves." Citation needed. I have yet to see anyone defend Islam at all.

Wow. You suck at satire then. Frenzied Wombat: "What to conflate not being an apologist pussy with being a Tea Party nut. Guess what, you can be pro-choice, pro drug legalization, pro-gay, etc while still believing in moral agency, free speech, and personal responsibility." Hmmm... But...

Seriously? No mention yet? Sooooooooo disappointingly terrible.

Big Phoenix: "I dont think there isnt a single person who plays online games(not talking retarded candy crush shit here) that hasnt received a "death threat" or two hundred." I haven't.

Even "two-sided issue" is a misnomer, as there are more than two ways to look at the issue. As you know, the "fixing video game journalism" part of GamerGate I have no problem with. I agree that how some some stories were covered was pretty one-sided, although you and I differ in our...

AngryGerbil: "You guys should watch this and the second one. She interviews the guy who was in the van with Freddie, the guy who filmed his arrest, and the self described leader of the Baltimore Bloods. I'm not saying I am picking sides or anything, just that she really does actually talk to the...

Lith: "Send armed men in to attempt to kill a woman who had unflattering pictures drawn about a man who raped and enslaved women? You've been provoked, your reaction is understandable--she's the jerk off for provoking you, she was 'wrong'. " I haven't read the articles you're referring to...

Seb: "I mean the freedom of speech/right to shit on religion issue more generally. Geller seems like an asshole so I'm okay with most people not liking her. Even assholes are right sometimes. Bill Maher is a major league asshole and he's right quite often." Once again, arguing against points...

Holy shit. I did not expect Geraldo Rivera to be a voice of reason about this.

Fana: "you can share a little tanoomba, what's the most antagonistic thing you've done?" Your mom. Nah, I kid, I kid. But sure, why not share potentially shameful personal information about myself on a board full of people who love looking for opportunities to take me down a peg? There's...

Thanks for clearing that up, makes perfect sense now.

Quaid: "Oh, so only things that somebody 'regularly does' should come with a reasonable expectation of not having acts of violence committed against them?" I don't know if you realize this (in fact, I have to assume you don't), but you've been almost exclusively arguing against points I've...

Fana: "yes actually, if something pissed you off you're saying you wouldn't take a moment to express that?" That's not what I said. Read my statement again, please. Quaid: "Your whole position on this topic is that of a murder apologist, which is very similar to that of a victim...

Quaid: "'Productive human beings making the world better'. Heh. 'Better' for who? Whose idea of 'better' is the one we're going for here?" Umm... Everyone's? 'Just don't piss anyone off and then nobody will have a reason to fight'. How about just: "Don't go out of your way to piss...

Cad: "I think you are taking this "we are neutral in all disputes and just want to be friends with everyone" thing a little too far. I know you probably think we take the "America, fuck yea!" thing too far also, and thats fair. But to apologize for muslims, of all people? I get where you're...

Fana: "thanks for answering that you are respecting islam because you fear violence." Never happened. Thanks for playing. Fana: "do something i'm not supposed to? I do it all the time sometimes solely to affirm my lack of constraint by those whom I don't recognise authority." How's that...

But "Try not to act like an asshole and the world will be a better place" is not basic stuff? Come on, dude, you're reaching here. I do appreciate that you agree that Sarkeesian's criticisms hold value, though. I don't think everyone else would be as quick to acknowledge that, so thank you.

Dr. Mario: "Hey Tanoomba answer me a couple questions here. If Muslims weren't willing to murder people for cartoons, would you have anything to way about this at all? Would you recommend people still not draw them? What's the line for "things that are important enough to defy terrorist death...

Fana: "if there's no inherent respect then why do you not want people to draw muhammed why do you care at all? and by respect I mean the same way the mafia gains 'respect'." I've already answered that, like, a thousand times. Because intentionally antagonizing and mocking people is never...

Chaos: "More realistically, the whole thing with college kids stomping/walking on the American flag. 20 years ago I might have been right there with them because I was a moron when I was a teenager. But I find that shit really petty and offensive now. I could rant about it for like an hour, how...

Kedwyn: "What the hell has happened to people where we are apologizing for attempted murderers over a drawing or who you pray to?" Jesus, how did I miss this? I haven't seen anybody even come close to apologizing for attempted murders. I'd love it if someone could link the post where this...

Mist: "Open criticism of it certainly was the largest factor." "Ha ha I know you can't stand this but I'm going to do it anyway because FUCK YOU THAT'S WHY" =/= Open criticism

Lith: "Violence is not part of the western tradition of debate and I don't respect it as a means of earning respect. Apparently you do, and that's fine, but I at least want you to admit it." Wow. Apparently gender issues isn't the only topic able to make Lithose completely irrational...

Fana: "you don't have a point to misunderstand, you just try to live in the gaps between sides you spineless wonder." What part of "Acting like an asshole to intentionally piss someone off is never productive" don't you understand?

"Don't be an asshole" =/= "Respect the beliefs of blasphemers"

The Ancient: "I think the issue for some is that you seem to think not going out of your way to draw Mohammad is 'bending over backwards to appease'." Cad: "I don't see why we should lift a finger or do any other euphemism you want to use to appease them." Wow. Is it even possible for...

Fana: "yeah tanoomba, the bullies are cartoonists not the religious gangster fascists that control massive oil wealth and use it to literally spread hatred of jews and westerners to billions of people, sometimes I wonder how retarded you are then I see you post in a thread that literally calls...

Mist: "I just posted it as the perfect illustration of Poe's Law, but yes, it is in fact satire." THAT'S "the perfect illustration of Poe's law"? Why is it that 9 out of 10 things that provoke a "Poe's law!" reaction are clearly and obviously satire to anyone who doesn't assume the worst in...

Really, Quaid? You're shocked that an adult believes being an asshole is counterproductive? What's your counter-point, then? When has intentionally pissing people off produced positive results? Neranja: "Boiling it down it's a lot like high school bullying, and all about bossing people around...

Wow, all these posts and only one who acknowledged anything I had to say? I am disappoint. Lith: "He was edited out of that scene in reairings due to death threats, and they were banned by the network from including him again due to the amount of death threats. Does it ever suck to be so...

AngryGerbil: "And if nothing else man, I will appeal to the man. Remember this, the people you are bending over backwards to appease, would put lots and lots of clothes on Caroline Wozniacki. Never forget that!" Again, false equivalence. Not intentionally antagonizing someone just to piss...

AngryGerbil: "I see your argument, that it is not nice to insult people, but guess what else isn't nice? Killing people. There is no 'gray area' here. (I can't quote your post because i'm on my phone). There is no need to dance around trying to find the magical line between 'offensive' and...

Lithose: "If Islam didn't exist, and I decided to draw 'the greatest historical assholes' series and had Scipio Aemilianus, Atilla the Hun, Muhammad, Genghis Khan (ect ect) and drew Hitler's mustache on all of them to illustrate how centuries of butchery became as easy as a few men's ambition...

Iannis: "Here's the assumption to that. White people are the grown ups. The bearded brown ones are just children who aren't able to control themselves. They can't HELP it that they're intolerant! We can't expect better of them." This was nobody's suggestion ever. Iannis: "Freedom of...