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  • Tuesday, October 25, 2005 11:25 PM

    rules of insult

    if you disagree with somebody's opinion, instead of expressing your opinion, call them "thought police" when they express themselves. it's a little less obvious than "feminazi" and it has the same effect of showing exactly where you are coming from.

    putting aside whether insults are good argument, it's tiresome.

    seriously, are there designated community standards here for attacks on one another?

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