--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_re...@...> wrote: > > I hate to waste one of my last posts of the > week on stating the obvious, but isn't it > fascinating that two people here found the > *general* "victim mentality" topic interesting > enough to comment on and springboard off of > *as* a general topic. They had fun with it. > > Judy saw in it only herself being victimized.
Actually I was about to say something very similar to BillyG's response to Barry's first post, but he beat me to it, nailing its utter absurdity. I've already pointed out the inadvertent irony of Barry complaining about *others* seeing things only in black and white. The second post, of course, included a direct attack on me, knowingly falsely characterizing me as "devoid of compassion" by distorting what I had said about the Dalai Lama. But as far as he's concerned, it was *perfectly OK* for him to do that. There's *something wrong* with anybody who objects. > And she reacted exactly as Vaj described, by > slipping into a possibly inappropriate "fight > or flight" response and attacking the person > she perceived as attacking her. Poor Barry feels victimized because his deception has been exposed. It's so *unfair*! He should be able to attack me or anybody else he doesn't like with deliberately false portrayals without fear of rebuttal or criticism. That's what he's come to expect from most of the ethically vacuuous participants on FFL, after all. Marek has just characterized him as a "good guy" despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Barry's missed his calling. He could have become a terrific cult leader, judging from how well he's managed to brainwash folks on FFL. (And yes, I'm sure Barry isn't "all bad." He undoubtedly does have some redeeming qualities, somewhere.)
