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Comment Re:A kernal of sense in an insane mind (Score 1) 1090

There exist these places, stores really. They sell books. I hear they even have one on the internet now. Anyway, in this place is a book which is just a list of words. This book has definitions for each word in the list. I mean, that's it's reason for existence. That's what it does - it defines words. It's usually pretty large. (Although they do sell smaller, abridged versions.) It's called a dictionary. I suggest you pick one up. Once you do that, you can learn the meanings of the words you use and we can all have an actual conversation because we have a shared vocabulary from which to build meaning and not just a vocabulary that is made up for argumentative convenience on the spot.

Keep me posted.

Comment Re:A kernal of sense in an insane mind (Score 1) 1090

Europa is not a country. But I'd say that Europeans are a nation because they share culture, ethnic origin, and often the language

You're crazy. They don't share language, culture, or ethnic origin. "Nation" is a word, it has a definition. You don't just get to make up the definition to suit your point of view. Sorry.

Comment Re:Thanks a lot, Jackass (Score 1) 1090

I can try to explain it simply, but I suspect you will not acknowledge the direct comparison.

[group] gets mad when people assume [thing about the group] based on the actions of a very, very few extreme members of the group when that is not at all true.

[Right-wingers] get mad when people assume [they are as bad as the Taliban] based on the actions of a very, very few extreme members of the group when that is not at all true.

[Muslims] get mad when people assume [they want to violently kill Americans] based on the actions of a very, very few extreme members of the group when that is not at all true.

It is no more complicated than that. Get it?

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