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it has nothing to do with me, it has to do with people saying what they mean so others can see it. Purposeful ambiguity is a constant effort by fascist groups to try and introduce ideas into discourse while simultaneously denying them trying to undermine critics.

c.f.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2017/08/14/clash-hig...

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/23/alt-right...

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If they never respond why assume it is "purposeful ambiguity"?

Like I said, that's a recipe of just confirming your own suspicions all the time ...

I often don't respond to folks who greatly misunderstand or take my meaning to be something it is very much not.

I don't find that it is worth engaging with folks who assume the worst of people / are policing internet discussions for any distant hint of "fascist groups" or whatever they're looking for.

Also sometimes people ask a question, but its not really a question, its a veiled invite to spar verbally. Indulging those remarks are aiding in your own abuse.

Indeed.

Thus all the "no I'm saying X, not Y, I don't agree with Y" and the folks just want to go on about how I said Y.

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