A polemic is fact based, a rant is emotional. So what A went on a rant (I point to the factual lapses in my post), while my answer was harsh but polemic.
I earned my right to be polemic, to even sometimes mock disgruntled former establishment figures, by being a 24/7 revolutionary Marxist activist for 20 years, earning just enough to keep food on the table and a roof over my head, constantly trying to get the word out about what was happening and trying to organise grassroot resistance.
In no way am I attempting to hide the fact that we failed. Miserably. But at least we tried to stop this bullshit while the bull still was shitting. Did you?
"But exactly how did you earn your right to rant?"
Well JH, that was quite a rant. I'll pose that same question to you.
BTW, there is a difference between a polemic and a rant. I believe Aurelian provided a polemic. You should explore the difference.
A polemic is fact based, a rant is emotional. So what A went on a rant (I point to the factual lapses in my post), while my answer was harsh but polemic.
I earned my right to be polemic, to even sometimes mock disgruntled former establishment figures, by being a 24/7 revolutionary Marxist activist for 20 years, earning just enough to keep food on the table and a roof over my head, constantly trying to get the word out about what was happening and trying to organise grassroot resistance.
In no way am I attempting to hide the fact that we failed. Miserably. But at least we tried to stop this bullshit while the bull still was shitting. Did you?