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		libeclipse on May 4, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Americans' Access to Strong Encryption Is at Risk,... If you disagree with someone, the right thing to do is to put forward your own side of the argument. It isn't polite to simply disregard what someone says because of your conceptions about where that belief is coming from.

acdha on May 5, 2017 [–]

Is it polite to pompously lecture someone about making an argument while ignoring the one they made?

libeclipse on May 5, 2017 | [–]

Rather that than attack the straw man.

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