Thanks for clarifying.
--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], "Cliff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Incredibly complex and heavily-invested relationship for two > > people who have never met, I must say. And the value for you > > appears to be "saving the world by outing Barry, day by day"? > > Maybe saving him from himself too. But that's > been mostly on alt.m.t. > > Although he started out on this forum--well before > I even got here--by trashing me (I suspect in order > to "prepare" the group in case I decided to turn up), > and lying about me once I was here, once I'd cleared > up the lies, I was willing to leave him alone if he > left me alone and didn't misrepresent alt.m.t. > > Unfortunately, that didn't work out. > > And I'll just observe once again how interesting > it is that *I* get all the flak, while nobody seems > to want to chide Barry. > > > Kinda thin, I would think, but that's your choice and not mine. > > > > You equate *right-wingers* with phoniness and dishonesty, it > > would appear. Seems rather pejorative of you, frankly. I thought > > "right-wingers" were supposed to be the bigots on the planet? > > > > Bigotry in its essence is categorizing people by > > one shared trait and then assuming that they share > > many other, undesirable traits as an inevitable result of that one > > shared trait. "Everyone knows that all blacks are thieves, liars, > > etc.", or "All Jews are skinflints and tax cheats, etc.," or > > "All right-wingers are phony, dishonest hypocrites." > > You confirm my impression that your thinking gets > very fuzzy when you're feeling hostile. > > Try to sharpen it up a bit: is there some salient > difference between being black, being Jewish, and > being a right-winger? Which of these three is not > like the other two? > > > > > I'm quite > > sure none of these statements are true, and my certainty comes > > from direct experience of people who contradict those statements. > > > > Tom Pall, on the other hand, would probably hold the first two to > > be true. You sure you want to be in his "proud to be a bigot" camp? > > > > Although you did qualify it with "most", so I guess there is a > > slender ray of hope for those of us who believe both in being > > fiscally and personally responsible (which is how I define > > "right-wing") and in being quite authentic in our personal > > relationships. > > I could have added "in my experience and observation," > but I sort of assumed that would be taken for granted. > > > And, no I do not much care for George Bush, so please don't let > > your "all right-wingers love George Bush" bigotry kick in, either. > > Hmm, did I ever say or suggest anything like that? > > You also have a tendency to make a lot of unfounded > assumptions. > > > > No one speaks for me or decides for me other than myself. > > > > I appreciate your obvious intelligence and wit, but your zeal gets > > to be a bit much, at times. Maybe it's just too painful for most > > people to be "authentic" with you for very long because you give > > them an in-depth laundry list of everything that's wrong with them > > now or has been wrong in the past, or that will be wrong with them > > in the future? > > No, I don't think so. What was your phrase, > "pretty thin"? > > I notice you had no comment on this: > > > > Think for a moment about how he'd be likely > > > to react if somebody indicated they thought there > > > was something wrong with him because a city (or > > > anything else) they liked didn't appeal to him > > > (not to mention suggesting he'd really never > > > been there). ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
