Gilrandir vs Immune "System"

[Sarmatian]

If you find such occurences frequent, how can you be sure I'm intelligent (which you seem to spot rarely) and not naturally dumb (which you seem to spot as often as not)?

Little telltale signs. You tend to be most difficult in discussions involving Ukraine and/or Russia, which is understandable to a degree as you're much more emotionally invested in them than the rest of us. It takes a rather strong conscious effort to ignore that little bit of nationalism we all have.

In other threads you tend to be more objective although your desire to argue semantics makes you sometimes look like you're arguing for the sake of arguing.

[Gilrandir]

It takes a rather strong conscious effort to ignore that little bit of nationalism we all have.

The problem with many people here (including you) is that you don't differentiate between nationalism and patriotism.

In other threads you tend to be more objective although your desire to argue semantics makes you sometimes look like you're arguing for the sake of arguing.

I have many other joys and sorrows to attend to to argue for the sake of arguing. Arguing semantics stems from my linguistic background, so it is professionally motivated. But, again, it is not for the sake of arguing.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

Little telltale signs. You tend to be most difficult in discussions involving Ukraine and/or Russia, which is understandable to a degree as you're much more emotionally invested in them than the rest of us. It takes a rather strong conscious effort to ignore that little bit of nationalism we all have....

How about those of us who are ardent nationalists just 2-3 steps short of jingoism?

[Sarmatian]

How about those of us who are ardent nationalists just 2-3 steps short of jingoism?

You know I have an intellectual crush on you, I could never be mad at you.