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# Way I see it
he'll only highlight the baseless attacks if he references this at all. There's no avoiding that IMO. Also, in terms of scale his platform gives him access to a far greater audience and we are not at risk of feeding the big monster to any serious degree... but we can potentially plant seeds that outgrow his lies.

As for 'cloaca', well, I am going somewhere with that. The 'shop that calls him a 'cunt', for example, is the kind of thing that's really started to bother me lately. Why reward a woman hater with a word that implies hatred of women? Why not use a far more suitable word in these and other similar cases?
(, Thu 24 Jun 2010, 10:32, archived)
# I would suggest
that whether "cunt" or "cloaca" is employed, the personal attacks are utterly pointless. Personal attacks, as dissenting voices, are self-defeating. Surely the wisest option would be to provide intellectual opposition to his viewpoints, with persuasive evidence of why he is wrong, rather than calling him a cloaca.

I fear that this plays into his hands somewhat, as he can easily reject these "criticisms" by putting it down to childish name-calling. I think he would be much more uncomfortable with reasoned arguments against him. This just gives him the opportunity to play the victim, if anything comes of it.
(, Thu 24 Jun 2010, 11:10, archived)
# I doubt I would have got very far
in instructing b3tans in how to do anything. I'd sonner attempt the herding of cats.
(, Thu 24 Jun 2010, 11:21, archived)
# I'm not accusing you of instructing
and you know I'm a fan of bloggerheads and your work in general. I'm just concerned about the efficacy of the current tactic.
(, Thu 24 Jun 2010, 12:23, archived)