> A few will engage with you for the same unfortunate reason (to try to "correct" you), but then it >just becomes a matter of who can be a bigger bully.
I'm not sure about that. Kevin, for example never struck me as a bully. And, I've never seen a counter-argument with facts and logic as bullying. I'll admit, I'm not particularly polite with John, but after someone has insulted me on a number of occasions, I tend to be a bit less careful. It's not that I try to insult people, I just don't reread things for politeness quite as carefully when dealing with a person who pontificates without reason. In other words, I'll take Feynman as condescending, but not John. And, living in Grove, I also admit I get very very frustrated with folks who are on Social Security and Medicare going on and on and on about the evil of government. When I point out they get much more than they paid in (if they are in their 70s, that is overwhelmingly true for the age group), I'm told that's absolutely false. I have to be polite, because my wife's a minister here, and I have to worry about my speech reflecting on her, but I've had to go to the emergency room a number of times to get teeth marks sewn up on my tongue. :-) Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
