Thanks for your post with the quote. Yes, I skipped through the other posts in this thread after reading how much it seems to affect the emotions and lives of others in a negative way. It amazes me to see how much power one's personal life, celebrity or not, has over another. Just an observation.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_re...@...> wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > "Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss > > > events. Small minds discuss people." > > > -- Eleanor Roosevelt > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "ninepercent_bf" <ninepercent_bf@> > wrote: > > > > Although I'm not new to the forum and haven't posted > > much, I must say, personally, I find that quote > > appropriate. But, I may be a minority...and that's > > ok with me too;-P > > I find it quite appropriate, too. That's why I > posted it. > > If one were to read the blurb on the home page > of Fairfield Life, one would get the idea that > this was a forum on which people discussed *ideas*. > > The reality is that it is a forum on which people > discuss other people, primarily using ad hominem > arguments to demonize and "discredit" them *for* > discussing ideas that they don't like. > > Interestingly, when a subject comes up that *does* > involve discussion of ideas, the first reaction > of certain people on this forum is to derail and > stifle it by *turning it into* ad hominem and > demonization and -- again -- discussing people. > > I think Eleanor Roosevelt nailed it. That is why > these days I avoid discussions with the small minds > (and, in fact, even bothering to read them) and try > to hold out for the occasional discussion of ideas. > They are sadly few and far between. I hope you > contribute to a few of them in the future. >
