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>My first mention of Wagner's "Ring" was not confrontational or competitive. That is clear and undeniable.
I see no one saying the contrary.
>Obviously, though, it got this guy's back up because ANY mention of anything that implies familiarity with so-called "elite culture" - particularly when it's ME that's doing the mentioning - gets his back up. He becomes desperate to prove - although he doesn't have even the flimsiest grounds on which to prove it, as he knows little or nothing about me and there is no demonstrable fallacy in anything I have said - that I'm "just pretending", that nobody REALLY possesses any culture or knowledge about anything except HIM.
That is not the least bit obvious, or clear and is quite deniable. I see no way for you to know who you are responding to, and even less of a way to know what he actually means, if it isnt exactly what he wrote. I'd even go as far as saying that all of it is speculation fueled by your prejudice.
Now, that prejudice you made quite clear, and undeniable. And frankly, after reading you for a couple of years, I rather observe that you frequently claim that nobody in the Crackyverse really possesses any culture or knowledge about anything except you. You certainly are knowledgeable, and cultured, but have shown numerous times that you are desperate to prove you are the most knowledgeable, and cultured in the Crackyverse.
All I see is someone who disagrees with you, and you, flying off the handle once again. That's the way it is, sorry.