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[randomness]

It is disquieting to find yourself on the same side of an argument as a complete asshole. But even a complete asshole can sometimes be right.

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[redbird]

And sometimes I can't even tell what side of the argument the complete asshole is on, only identify the huge straw men he's erecting. That means that on the original topic, it's possible he and I are at least partially in agreement, if we ever cleared out the smoldering underbrush of irrelevancies.

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

In this particular case, the man involved was not made of straw. And there was no question as to what the argument was.

Ambiguities or irrelevancies would have made things less awkward.

[redbird]

I'm not sure if that makes it better or worse.