Religion
Related: About this forumSome here post excerpts of articles. Others post their own thinking
and ideas. Both approaches are valid. Articles written by others are the ideas of those authors. Original posts are the ideas of the poster. Neither should be ignored. Still, it helps if those who post bits and pieces of articles provide some insights into what they took from someone else's writings. That helps promote discussion. Posts that are the ideas of the poster start from an individual perspective, so we know what the individual thinks.
When it comes to religion, everything is really opinion, isn't it?
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)I do not remember ever reading any personal opinion posted by that poster.
MineralMan
(146,317 posts)My post is directed at all who post here. Why do you ask about an individual poster in response to a general comment?
Why begin a "whatabout" line of discussion before addressing the original post?
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Occasionally, I post a personal opinion, in religion as well as GD. I feel that either approach is fine.
MineralMan
(146,317 posts)I'm not. My post did not address any individuals at all.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)sprinkleeninow
(20,252 posts)In XC.....
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)looking for the welcome table.
sprinkleeninow
(20,252 posts)And then, lettuce pray.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)sprinkleeninow
(20,252 posts)mixed in. Drain beets well. Adjust amt. of horseradish according to how much steam you want coming out yer ears! 😅
My other half loves these once a week. We're keeping the beet and horseradish farmers subsidized. Not schlumpy and his fake bailout. 😤
The Carpathian Slovaks love their beets. A Paschal/Easter traditional one is grated beets, splash of vinegar, some sugar, salt. A condiment, like picked beets. Purists cook fresh beets, not using commercial canned and grow their own horseradish. My Baba would make fresh horseradish sandwiches. A mild variety 'tho. Hoo-wee! 😂
Guillaume,
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)sprinkleeninow
(20,252 posts)trotsky
(49,533 posts)whataboutism is a perfect tool for just about any occasion.
MineralMan
(146,317 posts)I did add that it helps if the poster adds commentary to an excerpt. I'm not sure why my post was taken personally, nor why some other poster's name was brought up as a "whatabout."
I guess someone thought that I was making a personal criticism. I wasn't, clearly.
trotsky
(49,533 posts)MineralMan
(146,317 posts)I wasn't that amused, though.
Anyhow, I didn't call anyone out in my OP, but someone else called out an unconnected individual poster in a reply. I find the irony of that very interesting. The essence of whataboutism, that seems to me.
Lordquinton
(7,886 posts)as they say
MineralMan
(146,317 posts)I found one thread started by the poster you name. I did not participate in that thread, due to the reason I mentioned in the post that begins this thread. I'm interested in the thoughts of those who participate here. If they are not present, I'm not likely to get involved in that thread, generally.
It's a discussion area. I like discussions with people who have ideas.
Voltaire2
(13,070 posts)MineralMan
(146,317 posts)I didn't even remember that post from August 10. Why not address what I actually said? Odd.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Voltaire2
(13,070 posts)hunter
(38,318 posts)Why would I bother promoting the opinions of anyone else?
MineralMan
(146,317 posts)Otherwise, I post opinions. Some people say, " Well, that's just your opinion," but then they post someone else's opinion like that's something different. Odd.
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)The poster can use someone else's opinion in place of their own, but deny that it is fact their own, rather it's just an opinion of a random person on the internet.
sprinkleeninow
(20,252 posts)An not who you may think I yam making reference to.
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)without violating the TOS or ruffling feathers too much.
sprinkleeninow
(20,252 posts)You... Yes? 🤗
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)But thinking before posting has saved me many embarrassing moments.
sprinkleeninow
(20,252 posts)Not necessarily in this group. I've almost posted some scathing and obscenely rude stuff about tЯumpf then had a second thought. Well yes, even I veer into bigly uncharitable ruminating.😇
Permanut
(5,613 posts)The structure of the threads here in Religion have been largely conducive to constructive discussion, and you have contributed greatly to that structure with your incisive and insightful posts.
edhopper
(33,589 posts)News about Religion, or Religion and politics.
Then there are articles about things you either like and want to share, or think are not good and want to point out.
MineralMan
(146,317 posts)Generally, though, if someone posts a copy and paste excerpt from some other place, some comment on what was posted is always a good idea. Lacking that, and given the excerpt limits imposed by DU, it can be difficult to tell why someone posted what they posted. Adding a bit of one's own opinion adds to the post, I think.
Occasionally, too, someone posts parts of an article or story that don't really reflect the overall points made in the story at the link. While it would be nice if everyone clicked the link and read the entire story, that's an unrealistic expectation here. Often, people don't even bother to read an entire post before responding, so going to a link to read is uncommon.
Sometimes, what is excerpted doesn't even reflect or amplify the headline from the source. Selective copy and paste does not always align with the points made by the original author. It's an odd thing to click through and discover that an article actually says the opposite of the excerpt that was selected for posting. That's a frequent source of embarrassment for posters, who sometimes depend on readers not clicking to read the entire article. In such cases, I often wonder if the DUer even bothered to read the entire article before posting an excerpt.