Argumentative Penguin
1 min readApr 15, 2021

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Firstly, I'm British and left-leaning. I also can't vote in American elections so I didn't bring in Trumpery at all. I'm far more aligned with Bernie Sanders than Trump - something that should be evident from even a cursory reading of the article.

Secondly, a summary of your comments thus far can be done like this. "You're clearly a white guy, I'm not even going to bother looking at what you've written because you're clearly a white guy. You don't get to take part in any discussions about anything... because you're clearly a white guy. You're clearly a white guy and that's why you've got nothing interesting to say.... now that I've established you're clearly a white guy, I can get on with creating a world where people aren't judged by the colour of their skin.'

As always, I'm going to politely refrain from either confirming or denying what you've assumed. You might be right, you might be wrong. I don't play identity politics. If you're incapable of engaging in a conversation without focussing on the hypothetical skin colour of your opponent, you've got exactly zero chance of creating a world free from racial prejudice.

However, thanks for all three of your comments fired at me in quick succession. They weren't designed to create discussion but they demonstrate very succinctly the world view rationalists like myself are opposed to.

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Argumentative Penguin
Argumentative Penguin

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