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Originally posted by PS2Man
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Originally posted by Snaqwells
Good grief. A man sends a goon (the coach's word) into the game for the express purpose of committing hard fouls (sending a message), and this whole debate degenerates into a futile exercise in semantics.
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I do not think it is semantics to have an opinion. It seems like there are certain people that only accept opinions that go along with their view. And those cannot fathom that someone else has a different view from them. I wonder what this place is supposed to be for.
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No, having an opinion is not necessarily semantics. However, debating the meaning of "deserves" with regard to a job is a diversion in semantics. Some could say that debating whether we should use "thug," "bully," or some other word is semantics. I never said you can't have an opinion, and no on else did either.
If you offer opinions, however, it's generally beneficial to defend them with something more substantive than semantics.
We've argued that Chaney should be fired. The only defense has been that he's a HoF coach, or that noone "deserves" their job, or that using the word "thug" could be seen as racially divisive. There's no defense of the proposition that Chaney shouldn't be fired.
And don't sit there and tell me I "cannot fathom that someone else has a different view from" me. I have a lot of respect for those who have a different opinion than me; as long as they can tell me why. I don't have to agree with you to respect you or learn from you. I do have to understand you, though.