(January 7, 2015 at 1:32 pm)bennyboy Wrote: I think you should provide some context-- what specific argument did someone pull out the "Africa argument" for?I am talking about a situation when I bring up an issue/problem and justify it - For example, I say that being gay is something people still discriminate against in the west - And you hypothetically say "It doesn't matter we should focus on third world countries where being gay is a crime and could even get you executed" - Understand now?
If we were debating the question about how we could make the world a better place, and you started whining because the nearest Starbucks was almost 4 blocks away from your trendy loft apartment, I would in fact tell you to go fuck yourself, and that you should think about starving kids in Africa. In the context of discussing a global ethic, kids should probably be in the equation somewhere.
If, on the other hand, you were complaining that people on AF don't define their terms until page 40 of any given thread, and so you can never get a decent debate off the ground, then I would not say, "Yeah, well my Hemorrhoids are flaring up. Come back when you have real problems." No good, because my hemorrhoids don't really belong in the context of AF debates. . . or DO they?
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