Ghostiger,Aug 20 2005, 10:05 PM Wrote:Occhi hes playing dumb.You know, Ghostiger, I'd of thought that you would be about the last person to argue a demonstrable correlation between rhetorical eloquence and intelligence.
1 Its clear he has a better than average grasp of the English language...
This wanker knows the difference and is... pretendings he is a dolt. [sic]
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Ghostiger,Aug 20 2005, 10:05 PM Wrote:2 You sais "Papist Hacienda system". "System" being a key word and easily understood.The quote wasn't simply "papist hacienda system," but more fully, "people whose common cultural assumptions are based on a broken Papist Hacienda system...." Doesn't it seem possible that these people being referred to, those with these common assumptions based upon a "broken papist hacienda system", may be Catholics? or perhaps the "broken" part refers to Protestants who do not follow the "unbroken papist hacienda system" that Catholics would? Regardless, shouldn't such an assumption be directly questioned rather than one proceed upon what may be prove to be false premises?
If you had said "Hacienda Papists" then his question would be reasonable, but you didnt.
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Again, I am flattered that you impute to me such sagacity that you think my ignorance feigned, but allow me to reassure you that no matter how much wisdom I possess I cannot read minds, only words, and where I fail to do so well I would welcome what assistance you, or any, may provide, but hopefully with the now repeated ad hominems aside.
Edit: Content to address point 2