--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, khazana108 <no_reply@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > > > <snip> > > Although, you have to admit that it's amusing from > > a psychology/sociology point of view. I'm amused by > > the phenomenon I call "throwing oneself on the turd." > > It's similar to that staple of war movies in which > > the hero (soon to be ex-hero) throws himself on the > > grenade to save his buddies, but in the FFL version > > it's what happens when one of the clique either > > suffers from poor impulse control or consciously > > decides to sacrifice themselves to get in one last > > barb at the Common Enemy, even though they know that > > it'll cause them to "post out" and sit on the Stupid > > People's Bench for a week. > > Ha ha, you mean solitary suicidal post-outs? That's what I > like about you, you immediately get the references I am > making, and still top it.
Actually Barry knows there is no such thing as the "solitary suicidal post-outs" he describes. Bit of love-bombing there. <snip> > The same can apply here. Just use few words, as you say, > throw a bone, and watch the dog gripping it. Don't > convince by words, demonstrate. Start the dance, and then > stop in the middle of it. This is a technique Gurdjieff > employed. Give the attention, and then withdraw it. > Talking about detachment. LOL. Very little detachment around here, certainly none from Barry or khazana. <snip> > > Speaking of interesting psychological/sociological > > phenomena, have you ever noticed that folks who > > talk the most about "forgiveness" and its healing > > power are coincidentally the same folks who hold > > onto grudges the longest, and keep demanding > > apologies from others for "offenses" supposedly > > committed weeks, months, or years ago? What's up > > with that, too? > > Now, I don't know, but I myself never asked or demanded an > apology by anyone online. Oh, but you missed the point. Barry was referring to your pal Share, who constantly babbles about "forgiveness." Nobody else here does that. > So I don't really understand it. It's the same with that > epithet 'Liar'. I just don't get it. I have written years > ago, many years ago, that I think that it's something > American to call each other Liar. I think its less of a sin > to lie in Europe. Great, that's all we need, for lying to be considered less of a "sin." > I wrote it off to reflect something of American puritanism. Honesty = puritanism? That's a new one on me. But I can see why it would appeal to people like Barry and khazana (and Curtis and Vaj) to characterize honesty as puritanical.
