I think it's cute you feel you're qualified to know what open minded means.
. On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 2:11 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think its cute you think you are open minded. > > On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 1:59 PM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Dude, you need help. You use personal attacks against everyone you >> disagree with and then call them abusive because they made you do it? >> >> Try to be a little open minded just once in your life. You might enjoy it. >> >> As for the AGW, you're the one that yells the sky is falling once a >> week, I just like to point out there's no scientific to support your >> claims. Think about it. >> >> . >> >> On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 9:49 AM, Cameron Childress <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> > On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 6:18 PM, Maureen wrote: >> > >> >> I guess this means the attack cadre has won the battle for the list. >> >> Too bad, because it has been fun sharing ideas and opinions over the >> >> years >> >> >> > >> > Unfortunately, I think that the few unreasonable and borderline abusive >> > people on this list have scared away a great many people over the years. >> > The ones of us who are left either have very thick skins or ignore those >> > threads. >> > >> > I find it useful to remember that among the people who remain here, I >> agree >> > with many of them on many things. The people I have the most opposite >> view >> > of (Sam, Rick) are so indoctrinated and invested into their view of the >> > world that no amount of discussion will change their mind. These are >> people >> > who may have a very hard time getting along with other people in real >> life >> > as well. >> > >> > It's easy to feel like you have to defend sanity, logic, and the good in >> > the world and try to convince them to change their minds. But you are >> just >> > talking to a brick wall. It's a waste of time. They have made up their >> > minds and their mission here is only to agitate and troll you. They are >> not >> > attempting to have an intellectual productive conversation. It's easiest >> > just to ignore them, and/or be amused by them. >> > >> > Likewise, remember that none of us are speaking in a forum of >> > impressionable young minds here. They are not influencing or harming >> anyone >> > with their viewpoints but themselves. They are not swaying anyone's >> > opinions. Don't feel like you need to defend anyone. None of us are >> fooled >> > if their statements go unchallenged, we all see them for who they are. >> > >> > No matter how much he tries, Sam is not convincing anyone that Climate >> > Change is the largest conspiracy ever known to man, and Rick is not >> > convincing anyone that beating your spouse is okay "if she deserved it". >> > >> > I know that Rick's posts may feel very personal to you, especially since >> it >> > sounds like you have been a victim of domestic abuse before. I imagine >> that >> > they feel like (and may actually be, psychologically speaking) actual >> > abusive attacks, especially with the recent devolution into name calling >> > and disrespectful comments. >> > >> > I don't advocate violence unless there is a real reason for it, even >> > against Rick. This is a silly comparison I know, but I can't help but be >> > reminded of the third episode of The Walking Dead, an episode called >> "Tell >> > it to the Frogs" where Carol is being abused by her husband and Shane >> jumps >> > in to defend her, beating Ed within an inch of his life for his abuse. >> > >> > I know you are strong and capable of defending yourself, it's just a >> scene >> > that I think of when I imagine that like Ed in the show, what a miserable >> > person Rick must be like in his real life, and how this group would jump >> > into action if we were all standing around in person and he felt the >> sudden >> > need to beat ANY person "because they asked for it". Especially a woman. >> > >> > Anyway, those are my random thoughts. I do hope you do continue to lurk >> and >> > contribute at times. >> > >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:372530 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
