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Originally Posted by Truth-Bringer
THEN DO IT. Saying it is and proving it is are two different things.
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I've already done it, that why you keep changing arguments. First you argued with general phrases from the Founders, then you switched to statements they made about the Congress, then you switched to statements about the militia. Aside from the fact that anyone can see how I refuted your statements, we also see your constantly changing your argument everytime I refute your statements.
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Originally Posted by Truth-Bringer
Again, this is a Straw Man. The "lack of foresight" speaks to one element of protecting the issue - not the issue itself.
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That's the whole problem, you haven't shown any proof to justify your stance on the issue. Your only proof of your stance is actually a criticism of the Founds by saying they have a "lack of foresight". Your justification for your interpretation of the Founders words is actually a refutation on the Founders themselves. All you've done is refute them, not advance your interpretation of their words.
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Originally Posted by Truth-Bringer
Your claim is that by saying I believed they "lacked foresight in such-and-such" - this can then be applied to everything they said regardless of context. That is not a logical argument by any stretch of the imagination. That is a clear Fallacy of Composition.
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I'm saying first and foremost that you've shown lots of nice quotes, the only problem with those quotes is that none of them backup your central premise: "
America's Founders were opposed to intervention and pre-emptive wars. ". Your statement of criticism of the wisdom of the founders is a clear contradiction to what you are saying is the infallible wisdom of the founders.
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Originally Posted by Truth-Bringer
I see no logical reason why anyone would take such a statement as an insult. It was not implied insult. I'm just letting you know that. However, I doubt you'll retract the warning.
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Well it's your problem if you can't see why that's insulting. Your comment was an implied insult and thus the warning will be maintained not retracted.