--- In [email protected], "Joe" <geezerfreak@...> wrote: > > OK,it's good that you acknowledge that. ("For the record" > and all.) > > Do I want to get in the middle of the Judy/Barry wars? > Thanks for the invite, but no, I'll pass on that.
Sheesh. You can't even stiffen your spine enough to say, "Well, one difference is that he refuses to acknowledge ever being mean or intolerant, even on occasion": [Steve:] And what about basic courtesy or tolerance of other people's opinions? Is it your objective to poison the site with plain old meanness? [Barry:] Please give explicit examples. My bet is that you can't. That's a direct quote from his post, just for the record. > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "Joe" <geezerfreak@> wrote: > > > > > > But Judy, I seem to recall your very recently calling my > > > own writings "idiocy"....you've renamed Sal "Stupid Sal" > > > in addition to untold numbers of stones thrown in Barry > > > and Curtis' direction. > > > > > > I hope you're not trying to imply that you haven't done > > > the same thing you accuse Barry of doing....that is, being > > > mean and unpleasant on occasion. > > > > (Says Joe, defending Barry again.) > > > > Where did you see me implying that I was never mean > > or unpleasant? > > > > Now, can you think of any significant differences > > between what I do and what Barry does? > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "whynotnow7" <whynotnow7@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Agreed. Turq has been an unremitting jerk to many on here > > > > > for awhile; insulting and intolerant. People grow tired of > > > > > it and this is the result. It would be the same if any of > > > > > us acted that way. Has nothing at all to do with TM or > > > > > whether or not the gunas act invisibly or whether or not > > > > > Maharishi is enlightened. Turq is just being a mean jerk > > > > > and this is the result. What did he expect, accolades? :-) > > > > > > > > The proof that it's Barry's exceedingly unpleasant behavior, > > > > rather than his negative views of TM, that attracts so much > > > > criticism is that there are many others here who express > > > > equally negative views of TM who don't get criticized to > > > > anywhere near the extent he does, if at all. They're able > > > > to express their views without poisonous insults and mean > > > > putdowns of those who hold different opinions. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > <snip> > > > > > > > > And what about basic courtesy or tolerance of other people's > > > > > > > > opinions? Is it your objective to poison the site with plain > > > > > > > > old meanness? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Please give explicit examples. My bet is that you can't. > > > > > > > It seems to me that the majority of "lack of tolerance" > > > > > > > shown on this forum lately has been aimed primarily at > > > > > > > those who don't buy the TM bullsh...uh...I mean Party Line. > > > > > > > > > > > > He can't really believe this, can he? He can't possibly > > > > > > be unaware of his unrelieved poisonous meanness toward > > > > > > those he doesn't like or doesn't agree with, can he? > > > > > > > > > > > > And he can't really believe, in his heart of hearts, that > > > > > > others' lack of tolerance for him is for his views on TM > > > > > > rather than *for him* and his arrogant, rude 'tude. Can > > > > > > he? How can he possibly be so lacking in self-awareness? > > > > > > > > > > > > As to examples, we can start with some of the most recent, > > > > > > the collection of a dozen or so posts nastily mocking > > > > > > determinists. (Which are quite amusing since he doesn't > > > > > > understand what he's attempting to mock and just ends up > > > > > > making a complete idiot of himself.) > > > > > > > > > > > > Barry: It isn't your views on TM. It's you, dude. > > > > > > > > > >
