What it means to be an American

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Originally Posted by MaggieL

Shrill may perhaps not make it untrue

~ Shrill<>!true

Originally Posted by MaggieL

But that's not a concession that it's [being shrill] true

~ !(shrill==true)

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

what you're saying [shrill-y] may be true

~ shrill=true or shrill<>true

How can you fail to follow Happy Monkey's logic? He paraphrased you and you confirmed it, what's unclear? His logic is sound.

Furthermore, his political observation is worthwhile too.

This current derailment is about the difference between shrillness and truthfulness. That is a discussion about the difference between form and content. And I agree that the grandstanding by the current political newsmakers is vastly more about form than content. And that's a stance that practically begs to substitute "Sure, what you're saying may be true, but at least I can damage your credibility!" for dialog.