I saw that the other day (linked by james_nicoll), and that bit about the battered children caught my eye. I noticed hadn't bothered to support it in any way, so I figured it was probably politically-motivated bullshit, but I didn't feel like wrestling with that particular pig.
This exchange indicates that you're dealing with an ideologue who isn't going to actually listen to any counter-argument:
You: In any case, it's probably a good idea to be cautious about citing a single decades-old psychology study as something approaching a universal law.
Them: Children and mothers haven't changed.
That response was the sound of the other person's mental defense gate clanging shut.
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Date: 2010-08-03 06:04 pm (UTC)I saw that the other day (linked by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
james_nicoll), and that bit about the battered children caught my eye. I noticed hadn't bothered to support it in any way, so I figured it was probably politically-motivated bullshit, but I didn't feel like wrestling with that particular pig.
This exchange indicates that you're dealing with an ideologue who isn't going to actually listen to any counter-argument:
That response was the sound of the other person's mental defense gate clanging shut.