earthmansurfer wrote:Knickoftime wrote:earthmansurfer wrote:Knickoftime wrote:earthmansurfer wrote:Knickoftime wrote:earthmansurfer wrote:Knickoftime wrote:earthmansurfer wrote:Honestly, I've lost the chain of thought regarding our discussion. It has gone all over the place.
When I make a fair point or answer a question, you just jump to what is wrong with something I've said.
Perhaps it's because I dispute your point are fair, and instead of just carpet bombing the thread with unsubstantiated declarations of my personal opinion, I'm explaining why your points aren't fair.
I'm not surprised it hard to keep track, because there is no objective grounding to your "points"... all they are is again, intellectual nihilism. All you seem to believe are conspiracy-driven Youtube videos.
Time and time again, I make valid points and you just jump over them. You attack what you think is the weakest. You leave most behind.
I think logic and deduction are important and central to this debate, but when you go to the "Well, she wasn't convicted." argument, while leaving valid points behind, now you create an argument based on your standards. Again - Al Capone was only a tax evader.
And this is exactly why I make a habit of quoting every specific point I respond to, so this doesn't happen. Or at least there is no excuse for it.
I have never once responded "well, she wasn't convicted." I haven't ever implied anything like it. I haven't even engaged you in ANY discussion or retort about Hillary Clinton at all.
And this is demonstrative of the problem I've identified. Lack of an objective grounding. You're just repeating a overarching POV (rather than facts or data) in absence of any context.
And why you make a habbit of skipping over any points of relevance. Seems like the Hillary supporters often mention the "conviction" thing, if you didn't say it, no big deal.
It is a relevant "deal" when you demonstrate an inability to compartmentalize and follow a sequence of events properly. I've been very clear in my response to you and it is all there on permanent record for reference.
Conflating factoids is exactly the problem with the alt right.
What do you think of Hillary accepting 25 million from Saudi Arabia?
What does your heart say? Your mind is extremely clear.
I think the Clinton foundation received between $10-25m from Saudi Aradia before 2008. To say "Hillary accepted it' is disingenuous or ignorant and demonstrative of how you get and process your information.
My heart says if societies with human rights violations are going to give up millions of dollars that can help people affected by human rights violations, I'll take it and put it to good use.
If you know if money from Saudi Arabia or Qatar taken during her tenure of Secretary of State or if you know if any quid pro quo benefits either received from the donation, please identify that here.
My problem is in constantly defending some points, while you skip over others. That is on the record too.
I've never skipped over a question you have of me, ever. Your last post asked me a question, I answered it in detail. That's called a conversation.
How do you unknowingly accept 25 million?
I can't answer that because I never wrote that. You're asking and answering your questions now.
The Saudi Arabia stuff is like Donald Trump ^10. It is a bit disheartening that you can rationalize this. They were known terrorist funders, again, stop rationalizing inhumane actions.
So you'd rather them direct that $10-25m to terrorists instead?
Listen, you're more than entitled to your opinion on the matter. But it is a moral/ethical question, not a legal one.
But this has been your sole response to the question what law has she broken. Your only answer has been the one that doesn't exist and your personally think should exist, one that doesn't seem to be shared by say... the U.N., for one. Nor the nations that have accepted money from the Clinton Foundation.
If that is disqualifying to you, that's legitimate.
See, I didn't respond "But Trump did..." once during any discussion of Clinton.
That's how a conversation works.
Are you a lawyer?
No.
See, ask a question, get a direct answer.
And where did I say to direct 25 million (and let'S stick with the latter figure) to terrorists? You consistently are using logical fallacies and manipulating my words - with intention.
Fair enough.
Let's remove the notion that their $10-25m neither got them any favorable treatment by the Obama administration while HRC was SoS (since their is no evidence of such nor would have been redirected to terrorist organizations. I'll concede to that. Let's stick strictly to the principle.
As it has been factually established George Bush also accepted millions from the Saudis, is it your position he too should be prosecuted under the laws you seem to believe should exist?
There are more than 2 choices here.When the Clintons do something wrong, you (or perhaps it was another poster, so excuse me here)
It was...
seem to bring up other people who have done the same thing,
trying to moralize it and not legalize it. Which is it? When Hillary breaks the law, others did it too, so it is moral. And if she breaks the law - was she convicted.
Again, i can't answer the question because I don't know what law she broke you're referring to. Can you make it more clear which law and not your preferred version of the law that doesn't actually exist you refer to?
Again, we are going to agree to disagree, but please stop posting like you are right and I am wrong.
Until you establish which law you're referring to, I have to assume you're wrong, and not just of a different opinion and I'm not going to pretend otherwise.
Lastly, I don't need your permission to have an opinion. Again, stop being "the source" of what flies and what doesn't.
Again, you reveal what this issue is about. I don't recall a single poster who is supportive of Clinton and/or critical of Trump making the "stop telling me what's right or wrong" argument. It is solely the rhetorical grounds of one side of this debate, and as established earlier in this thread, is a significant motivator of trump supporters.
I'll meet you 1/4 of the way. You are entitled to subjectively believe something the Clinton Foundation did should be illegal. That is a valid opinion.
Take a deep breath and read that again and count backwards from 10 until you hit reply. I perfectly acknowledge THAT is a subject ripe for personal interpretation.
It is not, objectively, an illegal act. That the Clinton foundation did not break the law isn't a matter of agreeing or disagreeing. It isn't a matter of opinion. It isn't a viewpoint. It is a fact.
We can and have argued the moral and ethical implications of it. But you should not conflate your moral/ethical preference with legal fact.
So yes, I'm going to say, stop trying to.