> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: Erik Reuter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Verzonden: zaterdag 30 maart 2002 15:38
> Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Onderwerp: Re: Child Soldiers RE: This week in the Middle East

> > When confronted with this kind of hatred, I will happily attack this
> > evil
> 
> Happily? Evil? I think accusing someone like that and then dropping out
> of the discussion is not a responsible way to act.

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> A parting attack shot certainly isn't useful in that case.

Ever so true. I have seen this happen several times in my lifetime. It is a
common tactic of people who cannot accept it when someone else refuses to
say "yes, I was completely wrong and you are completely right". They get so
angry over it that they decide to attack the person instead of the argument,
hoping that it will convince their victim to change his mind (a method which
is of course completely counter-productive). They then back out of the
discussion, believing that by doing so they cannot and will not be held
accountable for their actions.


Jeroen

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