What do you mean by, "were in"?Gary Childress wrote: ↑Sun Feb 13, 2022 2:36 pmI think it's justifiable to the extent that, although (from what I have gleaned off his posts) RC Saunders believes that the US has a long way to go before reaching any kind of ideal state of affairs, we are at least in a far better state of affairs than people in the Soviet Union were in.popeye1945 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 13, 2022 2:17 pmHi Gary,Gary Childress wrote: ↑Sun Feb 13, 2022 1:24 pm
I think RC Saunders' point may be something along the lines of how a person who is detached from practical reality can sometimes begin to drift in their thoughts toward absurd ideas.
could you expand upon your idea, how is RC's ad hominem justifiable in any way?
How long ago are you talking about, and, is it truly reasonable to compare what happens at 'now' in one country to what happened 'back then' in another country?
But, if you were actually referring to both countries at the same moment of 'now', then how exactly are the people in the "united states of america" in an alleged "better state of affairs" than the people in the "soviet union" are?
Gary Childress wrote: ↑Sun Feb 13, 2022 2:36 pm As far as being an "ad hominem", it appears to me that RC was asking a question, not making an assertion about you.