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Originally Posted by ResAlien
It’s come up again and again in politics threads so what grinds my gears is that it appears many posters don’t grasp what a personal attack is. If you’re told your idea is dumb that’s not a personal attack. If someone makes a little funny about your position that isn’t a personal attack. Even a witty nickname is not a personal attack. If you’re told you, as a person, are a squirrel humping mouth breather that shouldn’t leave the house without a chaperone and protective gear THAT is a personal attack.
It’s weird with so many old posters they’ve seemingly forgotten how the internet works. Maybe middle age makes you more sensitive I don’t know
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Sometimes it's also a truth, though.
But yes. Exactly.