Indiana Gov. signs "religious freedom" bill into law

Strawmen are more effective when you are artful enough to confuse people into thinking the sham you created relates to something that was actually said.

Often, you clue everyone into the fact that its a strawman when you preface it with, "It's obviously." It's too transparent. That's typically the first clue that there is nothing obvious there. It's the hallmark of someone who is invested in deflecting the conversation away from what it's really about, because they don't feel confident having a discussion on the merits of what they really believe.

But the hashtag thingy was very 2015, so you have that going for you.

This thread is filled with your posts telling everyone else what other people believe. Little one liners that ignore their actual posts. It's curious that you haven't once said what YOU really seem to want to say. Not one mention of the fact that you felt it important to take on the cause of businesses that discriminate against gay people. Nothing telling us why you personally feel it's OK to discriminate against gay people, if that is something that is important to you (and what else should I conclude from your posts if that hasn't been your aim?).

You've made it about everything except what it is actually about. If someone posts that they find the bill--and what was behind it--disgusting and sad, you're there with a lame quip about intolerance or everyone's hatred of Christians. But not a peep about what why you have taken on the cause of people who are bigoted toward others. I'd really love to know your reasons.

If you have any conviction, why not drop the strawmen and the posts that circle around what this is really about: a group of people who want to discriminate against a minority group of people because of their sexuality? Why haven't you stepped in to just say, "I am cool with that!" rather than posting endless one-liners and strawmen and lame quips about the people who actually did have the conviction to state what they wanted to say: That anyone cool with that kind of discrimination is a bigot?

So I'll just ask. How do you personally feel about a business that discriminates against gay people? I mean, I have the courage of my convictions to come right out and say, "That's just not cool. Anyone who does that is a bigot. It saddens me that there are people that small-minded out there." Rather than creating another strawman--or making it about me personally--how about you have the courage of your convictions and say what YOU think? Because your posts on here suggest that you are cool with those kinds of attitudes. ... but for some reason you are really invested in not coming out and saying it. Do I have that right or am I mistaken?