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In reply to the discussion: Am I missing something here? [View all]

TreasonousBastard

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2. How strident? As with any cause, some can...
Fri Dec 7, 2012, 11:44 AM
Dec 2012

take it to extremes, and some have some grave emotional injury which shapes their thoughts, and some are just plain nuts for no good reason at all. Most, fortunately, are just good people who see a wrong that needs to be righted, but the usual rules of conversation and debate here are confounded.

Here we are, trapped in this anonymous cage where we have none of the cues or balances we have in real life that moderate behavior. We don't even know if that strident man-hating feminist is a woman or some guy laughing his ass off at how he's got us going.

You found a way out of that hole you were living in, but how many others here are in the same pain, and how many of those haven't found their way out yet?

It's tough to judge those you know. Here, we are just judging words, and we're not doing that very well.

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Am I missing something here? [View all] Denninmi Dec 2012 OP
I've came to at least some of these conclusions independently Major Nikon Dec 2012 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Dec 2012 #6
How strident? As with any cause, some can... TreasonousBastard Dec 2012 #2
I don't do what I do, or say what I say primarily because of my sense of self worth. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2012 #3
I was the one who replied "You can't say that here" ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2012 #4
No need to apologize, I wasn't offended. Denninmi Dec 2012 #5
You're a braver man than I.. Upton Dec 2012 #7
Several things are going on, but going forward we are planning to ask our members to keep Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #8
+1 Major Nikon Dec 2012 #9
Actually, that was my basic point, too. Denninmi Dec 2012 #10
Yeah, my intent in writing that wasn't to come off as critical of your OP. If I did, sorry. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #11
Not a problem. Denninmi Dec 2012 #12
correct, it is not healthy to allow others to define us. i dont allow you to define me. seabeyond Dec 2012 #13
Thanks. I have really turned the corner now. Denninmi Dec 2012 #14
Series Major Nikon Dec 2012 #15
Don't get me wrong based on the tone of my posts. Denninmi Dec 2012 #16
Glad to hear it Major Nikon Dec 2012 #17
When life gets oppressive, I build something. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2012 #18
Sounds like a much better plan than my MO this past summer. Denninmi Dec 2012 #19
True enough. Smashed thumbs hurt less. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2012 #20
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