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Per the suggestion of friendly DP denizen Tecoyah, this is the place where Auftrag and I will (if he is amenable to this) debate the merits of National Socialism.
This is just my personal opinion, but I think that DP has come to a crossroads of sorts. We've made it clear that we will not tolerate obscenely racist/bigoted postings that attack a group, but we will not stifle calm and logical arguments, no matter how vile we may find them. However, this does not mean that we are precluded from exposing them for the sham they are. With that in mind, I'd like to once and for all deal with the misguided beliefs that this group has. Auftrag seems to be one of the more well-spoken members of this philosophy, and while I'm certainly not the best debater on this topic, I called shotgun no blitz, so tough luck =P. Those of you who are better at this than me can pick it up if I lose.
I haven't run this by Auftrag yet, so this is just an idea, but I propose that he lay out the case for National Socialism, while I offer a critique and attempt to show the flaws in the argument. I would ask that for now, posts be limited to he and I for the sake of maintaining a linear argument. All other rules for Lover's Quarrel debates operate per teacher's guidelines. I will not be modding anything, save to delete posts from non-Auftrag/RightatNYU members.
So, I'm opening up the floor to Auftrag, if he agrees with these guidelines.
This is just my personal opinion, but I think that DP has come to a crossroads of sorts. We've made it clear that we will not tolerate obscenely racist/bigoted postings that attack a group, but we will not stifle calm and logical arguments, no matter how vile we may find them. However, this does not mean that we are precluded from exposing them for the sham they are. With that in mind, I'd like to once and for all deal with the misguided beliefs that this group has. Auftrag seems to be one of the more well-spoken members of this philosophy, and while I'm certainly not the best debater on this topic, I called shotgun no blitz, so tough luck =P. Those of you who are better at this than me can pick it up if I lose.
I haven't run this by Auftrag yet, so this is just an idea, but I propose that he lay out the case for National Socialism, while I offer a critique and attempt to show the flaws in the argument. I would ask that for now, posts be limited to he and I for the sake of maintaining a linear argument. All other rules for Lover's Quarrel debates operate per teacher's guidelines. I will not be modding anything, save to delete posts from non-Auftrag/RightatNYU members.
So, I'm opening up the floor to Auftrag, if he agrees with these guidelines.