Perhaps you meant to respond to a different comment? There is no discernible correlation between the 1.5 relatively simple points I made, and whatever it is you've written here. (Hint: I outlined a short history of Ma Bell, and then had a small throwaway dig about Somalia. That's it.)
You attempted to discredit his post by attacking the arguments he used.
So I called your attempt silly, insinuated your understanding of Capitalism was flawed and provided many more examples of Capitalism without regulation running amok, which was his original argument.
It's not a gaffe. I didn't call it a fallacy because it's not a fallacy. I pointed out that you engaged him in debate and crowned yourself winner, and that I attempted to restart the debate by providing better arguments.
It's interesting, however, that you invented a new context for my words that has no basis in the words themselves, and then used that as your reply instead of engaging on merits.
In fact, I believe there is some Latin name for that particular brand of rhetorical gaffe.
No "crowning" here. Not really even a "debate". It is a personal bugbear of mine, how many people completely misunderstand our telecom market and the role of the FCC within it. (I worked for many years in telecom, for both the offspring of Ma Bell and for CLECs.) I attempted to correct one such misunderstanding, but somehow you've trolled me into yet another episode of this tired reframing of whatever the hell it was we were discussing. South Korea? Congratulations!
Now you're literally just revising a history that is four posts up for all to read. You were not "just" correcting a telecom mistake.
In fact, you BEGAN your post calling the OP entirely wrong:
>Eh, you might reserve that tone for posts in which you're mostly correct.
And finished with:
>It's funny that you mention Somalia, because it's a direct refutation of the point you're attempting to make (i.e., no government -> monopoly). It's as if Somalia is such a favorite hobbyhorse of the corporatists that they can't actually talk about how great corporatism is without mentioning it.
Yep, nothing but a simple correction about the telecom industry, nothing more.
It's obvious you have no interest in talking, so feel free to just walk away. Your continued sarcastic response is strange, considering that no one is forcing you to reply.
