Ladies and gentlemen, I give you reductio ad absurdam in action

[Burney]

Man 200+ years ago had problematic opinions. Solution: take his statue down.

https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...y?CMP=soc_3156

[Sir C]

Man 200+ years ago had problematic opinions. Solution: take his statue down.

https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...y?CMP=soc_3156

I was moved to comment.

My comment was somewhat intemperate.

It was modded.

[Burney]

I was moved to comment.

My comment was somewhat intemperate.

It was modded.

Did your comment point out the sheer historical illiteracy necessary to take this view? Or the logical conclusions of telling people that their history is rendered invalid because of anachronistic concerns about race?

[Sir C]

Did your comment point out the sheer historical illiteracy necessary to take this view? Or the logical conclusions of telling people that their history is rendered invalid because of anachronistic concerns about race?

It was mainly just abusive, to be fair.

[Herbert Augustus Chapman]

It was mainly just abusive, to be fair.

10 chars ya ****

[Sir C]

10 chars ya ****

I tread a pretty fine line on there to avoid getting banned, so I never use bad language. I simply point out how absurd they are.

They delete these truths, of course. But I feel I'm fighting the good fight anyway.

[Herbert Augustus Chapman]

If you must use pompous Latin phrases b at least deploy them correctly.

[Burney]

If you must use pompous Latin phrases b at least deploy them correctly.

Reductio ad absurdam is the means whereby the premise of an argument can be disproved by taking it to its logical - and absurd - conclusion. In this context it is entirely apt.

Besides, the nearest you ever got to a grasp of Latin is the coitus interruptus that led to the best part of you dripping down your mother's arse crack, you shambling homunculus.

[Peter]

Man 200+ years ago had problematic opinions. Solution: take his statue down.

https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...y?CMP=soc_3156

Again, I'm afraid I have to agree here. Everyone knows Nelson was a right ****. I've been saying it for years.

[Sir C]

Again, I'm afraid I have to agree here. Everyone knows Nelson was a right ****. I've been saying it for years.

You take that back. Treasonous swine.