Heidegger

—– Original Message —–
From: “Malcolm Riddoch”

> On 08/06/2006, at 1:17 AM, Anthony Crifasi wrote:
>
>> Nope, I insist - include the specific example (WTC brought down secretly
>> by the US) under 1, 1-a, and 1-b. Otherwise, the abstraction as you
>> present it would misportray anti-anti- Americanism as universally
>> dismissing of all opposing views as “flat-earth” and psychiatrically
>> disturbed. I’m sure you wouldn’t want your “proscription” to contain
>> such a misportrayal, would you?
>
> No I disagree, for me the negation of what you view to be extremely
> polemical truths is the point, like for example your reaction to the
> notion that the 911 tower collapses can only be logically accounted for
> by controlled demolitions. It’s just a theory yet instead of discussing
> the various scientific and engineering perspectives you are driven to
> negate any discussion whatsoever. And I gotta say, my money’s on the
> Scholars for 911 Truth and it looks like you’ve got a rogue executive on
> your hands.

You can put your money on anything you wish - just don’t misportray my
accusations of “flat earth science” and “psychiatric disturbance” by
abstracting them from the specific theories I was accusing, otherwise
someone would get the mistaken impression that anti-anti-Americanism
simplistically dismisses all opposing views as “flat earth science” and the
result of “psychiatric disturbance,” which is certainly not what you
intended to portray, was it?

> The same goes for our discussion of Benny Morris’ account of the 1948
> war. You actually called Hannah Arendt and Alfred Einstein naive
> ignoramuses for denouncing the Freedom Party as a terrorist organization
> no less self-reflexive than the Nazis.

And yet again, you leave out why - I specifically cited four things which
came to light after their passing, which they therefore could not have
known, which therefore means that they were merely mistaken and not
ignoramuses. By leaving that out, you misportray what I said, and as we all
know, you would never intentionally misportray anyone.

> So for me your above demand comes under principle #13 while you have
> already used variations of #1 extensively throughout these convoluted
> polemical threads.

which is why they should be included explicitly under #1 so as not to
misportray what I said beyond the specific kinds of examples I was talking
about - that is, if indeed you do not wish to misportray, which we all know
you do not wish to do.

> But this is no longer about you or anti- Americanism Anthony if you
> haven’t noticed. These principles can apply to any modern nationalism in
> our increasingly nationalist world. Our modern nihilism doesn’t seem to
> involve the collapse of belief itself but rather the fragmenting
> intensification of belief’s bankruptcy. Or put another way, our gods are
> dead and we are the ones who killed them. What do you reckon?

I reckon, change this:

1. Denigrate and dismiss
a. Opposing views are flat earth science
b. Opponents suffer psychiatric disturbances

to this:

1. Denigrate and dismiss - specifically, views like that the WTC was
secretly brought down by the US government (Scholars for 9/11 Truth)

a. Opposing views are flat earth science - specifically, views like that the
WTC was secretly brought down by the US government (Scholars for 9/11 Truth)

b. Opponents suffer psychiatric disturbances - specifically, those who
maintain views like that the WTC was secretly brought down by the US
government. (Scholars for 9/11 Truth)

After all, Malcolm Riddoch is never anything but fair.

Posted on Wednesday, June 7th, 2006 at 9:05 pm
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