I encounter these a lot. They manage to have long, civil, seemingly reasonable conversations in which they seem to address them but don't.
-
Show this thread
-
They pick something close to the problem raised but not the problem raised & rationalise why it's not really a problem.
1 reply 1 retweet 4 likesShow this thread -
This sleight of hand looks very much like addressing the problem unless youre very clear on the nature of the problem &makes it harder to be
1 reply 0 retweets 4 likesShow this thread -
It's essentially sophisticated, evasive apologism for a problem they don't want to break down honestly & it makes me incandescent with rage.
2 replies 4 retweets 9 likesShow this thread -
Replying to @HPluckrose
I kinda know what you are talking about but can you give a specific example?
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @premodernism
Difficult on Twitter because of the sophisticated nature of the subtle shifting of one meaning to something else. I'll have a think.
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @HPluckrose @premodernism
Had a lot of these with PoMos recently where they look like they're criticising my essay but in fact, they're changing angles.
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @HPluckrose @premodernism
I'm saying that certain ideas which exist now can be traced back to certain ideas in academia as exemplified by certain theorists.
2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @HPluckrose @premodernism
They will take the theorists I'm talking abt & show them saying something else & claim this disproves that PoMo underlies the problems now.
2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @HPluckrose
Ahh the old "Foucault was a libertarian!" shtick huh
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
Yes, deflecting, dodging the actual point, staying true to the general point of the argument but pulling another thread.
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.