Judy, I think he's just pushing your buttons for entertainment. Nonetheless, for some mysterious reasons, there appears to be a mutual synergy between the two of you.
--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Some here have expressed skepticism when I have > said that Barry is dishonest. > > Following is a clear-cut, utterly unambiguous > example (from #151367): > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > <snip> > > Thirteen years ago, on another forum, someone > > else developed the same kind of twisted fixation > > on me, confusing me with all the things she hates > > in herself but cannot accept or recognize in > > herself. > > > > She has stalked me from forum to forum ever since > > Barry is, of course, referring to me. > > The first paragraph is Barry's *opinion*, even > though he states it as if it were established > fact. He's totally wrong, but he's entitled to > hold wrong opinions. > > The dishonesty is in the next line: > > > She has stalked me from forum to forum ever since > > This is a lie in the narrowest sense of the > term, in that Barry knows it isn't true. He > has repeated it many times here and elsewhere. > > Here are the facts, of which Barry is very > well aware: > > Barry and I have been on exactly three of the > same groups: alt.meditation.transcendental, > FairfieldLife, and Knapp's blog, TMFree. > > I encountered Barry for the first time on > alt.m.t, so obviously I couldn't have "stalked" > him there. > > I was a member of FairfieldLife before Barry > ever joined it. I didn't read it regularly > or post to it, however, until after Barry had > joined and *invited* everyone on alt.m.t to > participate in the discussions on FFL. > > "Stalking" can mean several different things. > One thing it does *not* mean is responding to > an invitation by the purported stalkee. > > And I was posting comments on TMFree shortly > after it went live, *well before* Barry had > posted anything there himself. If anything, > he stalked *me* there. > > Again, Barry is very well aware of all these > facts. His claim that I have been "stalking > him from forum to forum" is a deliberate lie. > > This is not an isolated example; it's not some > kind of aberration. It's very far from the only > lie he's told, here and on alt.m.t and TMFree > (and goodness knows where else that I'm not > aware of), about me, and about others. But as I > say, it's an unambiguous example, and it's > something anyone can verify for themselves. > > Finally, just as a bonus, note the phrasing > "ever since," following Barry's claim about > what had happened 13 years ago. In fact, for > 11 of those years, until 2005 when I started > posting to FFL, alt.m.t was the *only* forum > Barry and I were on together. > > "Ever since" is therefore deliberately > deceptive, making it sound as though the > purported "stalking" has been going on for > 13 years. It's a lie on top of a lie. >
