And Maureen is vindicated On Sep 11, 2014 2:13 PM, "Sam" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > 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:372532 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
