Guess who else is re-writing their history books....

Not wrong, just hypocritical. If I said no one should brush their teeth, or complained about someone brushing their teeth, it would be hypocritical to then brush my own teeth, but brushing my teeth isn't wrong. Likewise, as long as the Chinese are visiting Mao's shrine, it is hypocritical to complain about the Japanese visiting Yasukuni, war-criminals and all (or as long as they are complaining it is hypocritical to visit Mao's shrine, works both ways). Likewise, saying something is hypocritical is much different than saying someone CAN'T do something. Saying someone SHOULDN'T do something is different from saying someone CAN'T do something. The Surgeon General of the United States says people shouldn't smoke cigarettes (it is printed in the form of a warning on every pack), but the office of the SGUSA does not say people can't smoke cigaretttes, and they are thus widely available to be legally purchased.

 

Sure, I am a bitter sore loser. Hope it doesn't upset your winning speech. However, I was still trying to adapt your logic, and apply that to your own words. Please do correct me if I am wrong in logic, do not waste time to evaluate my mood, because it has no merit to the relative right or wrong of anything in this thread.

 

Look, for those 50+ pages of discussions, 50+ posts from yours, can you recall any post of yours siting facts and data? What I remember is, you call this person "upset", that one "emotional", another one "personalizing", the fourth one "throwing personal attacks". Instead of debating and discussing any matter at hand, you were actually busy at "personalizing" things.

Speaking of "perverse interpretation of logic", I can offer some friendly advice. In technology world, sometimes it's really hard to tell whether some method/idea is reasonable. The easiest way to evaluate is to apply the same logic and extend it to an extreme way, if you get absurd or "perverse" result, you know your method or original logic doesn't hold water.

I already agreed with you that Chinese people are hypocrites, I don't understand who you are trying to convince by repeating it again and again. Then again, whether I am Chinese, bitter, or defensive, plays no role in the value of my opinion. Even if I am a stupid person, or a convicted war criminal, my words are not automatically right or wong. I don't understand why you have spent the whole week to argue whether certain posters were upset or emotional, instead of discussing the real matter in hand, unless you never had any argument to start with.

 

Oh, please don't mind me, but I'm still waiting for New Yorker's ultimate and surely wonderful response on where in that article did it say China is re-writting history.

But sorry for bringing the topic back on track, please feel free to continue the **** hurling.

 

Um yeah. You see, I've tried that in the past. Others have tried that as well. But since we are not getting a response out of you either way, it matters very little which way I ask the questions.

 

Well ... they perceive you are upset. And you also perceive they are upset. I guess you guys have to agree to disagree then. Or may be all of you are upset so everyone of you can claim victory. LOL ... sorry ... bad joke again . I just think it's funny that someone can claim victory in a debate because the other side is ... upset.

 

Whoo bee doo bee doooo, NewYorker, it is not a personal attack unless you take it personally. C'mon, for someone who always claims to maintain an air of aloofness and have his emotion in check, it doesn't look good on you when you keep whining about a keen observation on you and your posts. "Respect" and "insult" are emotionally loaded words. I am sorry to see you are upset.

Oh, btw, nobody is interested in your extracurricular activities, no need to disclose you are selling yourself.

 

No. It was an honest question, one in which you are currently unwilling/unable to answer.

Now, if you were actually interested to discuss how China is "re-writting" history, I suspect that you would have replied to me on how exactly you feel China is doing so the last time I asked.

Of course, alternatively, you could point out where I've actually insulted you, beyond the level in which you used to insult others of course, cuz obvously you aren't a hypocrite.

Shall I assume that you are unable to come up with an answer... yet again?

 

Now you see, this is intriguing. Coming into a "debate" (when it comes to you, I'm using the term loosely) yet unwilling to debate the topic at hand. Are you one of those who talks just to hear himself talk? Why open your mouth when you have nothing to say?

 

Sorry to know you actually wanted to end it. This thread is entertaining to say the least. Anyway, I think it's going to be a chaotic ending because, just like you did, everyone will claim victory at the end. It's going to be fun to watch.

 

Really? I'm asking you where in that article did you get the impression China is "re-writting" history. Considering that is the topic of this thread started by you, it don't get more on topic than that.

Or did you post your flamebait thread then suddenly noticed that it was a swing and miss and had to bite your tongue instead?