The extreme parallel was between your acceptance of Barry's behavior and the acceptance of the German people, *during* the Holocaust - otherwise the extreme parallel doesn't make sense. Just wanted to get your attention, kinda like the way you and everybody else does around here. No need to get your panties in a twist about it Curtis. We used to call that being able to dish it out, but can't take it.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <authfriend@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <curtisdeltablues@> > wrote: > (snip) > > Or you could go with a Judy approved Jim's technique of > > including the phrase "this is an extreme example" before > > you compare someone's actions here with the Holocaust. > > (Remember when he compared me not scolding you with > > people keeping silent about Hitler's murdering of the > > Jews among others?) > > "Judy approved"--interesting. Here's that little exchange > between Curtis and me: > > ----- > Curtis: > > Hey did you think that comparing me not scolding people > > Jim doesn't like here on FFL to the German's attitude > > before the Holocaust was cool? Did you jump on Jim for > > this idiotic, odious comparison? > > Judy: > He noted that it was an extreme parallel. If he hadn't, > I would have. > ----- > > One of the ways Curtis deviously shifts context is to > disallow shades of gray and nuance. >
