--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <authfriend@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <curtisdeltablues@> > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <authfriend@> wrote: > > > > > If you want to make good art, you must first have > > > integrity, Share. To have integrity, you must be able > > > to take responsibility, to be accountable for what you > > > say, to look reality in the face without flinching. > > > > You see Share, most people think of integrity as being > > true to your own values. But here Judy is helping you > > understand that Judy's "integrity" is being accountable > > to Judy's version of "reality". Taking responsibility > > for any version of "reality" she wants to thrust at you, > > without your permission. > > Share is going to have some serious competition from Curtis > for the "Master of Inadvertent Irony" title. > > The dishonesty here from Curtis--and this is distinctly > nonadvertent--is the notion that I'm the only one here who > is challenging Share's gross distortions of reality. That > is, in fact, Curtis's deliberate and calculated > contravention of the reality of the posts on this forum, > and he will do his damndest to foist it on us without our > permission *and in the face of the abundant evidence to > the contrary*.
Small problem. I never said that or made that claim. This is the Judy routine again, making up a distraction from her idiotic blunder of presenting a quote as clarification of what SHE means by integrity. > "This above all: To thine own self be true. > And it must follow, as the night the day, > Thou canst not then be false to any man." So not only was there nothing dishonest in my post about YOU and what YOU have written, it was dishonest of you to suggest that it was my intention to say you were the ONLY one. They have their own reasons for yapping at Share's tail, but I was not addressing them. You are trying to make Share accountable to you and your skewed standards and Share is fulfilling the meaning of the quote you posted, but somehow missed the meaning of. She is being true to her own self rather than conform to the pressure from you for her to lose her integrity and conform to your ideas of what is right for her. So you got caught in your own content free attack routine by defining a term used to try to shame someone, but idiotically missing the point of your own quote. And that is because you don't believe in actual integrity, you are trying to sell the idea of accountability to YOU with your unfriendly filter. You are trying to get Share to abandon her integrity and bow to the mighty Judy. Small problem, Share has your number. So you are getting blown off masterfully while you remain growling in your little junkyard. > > > Hey...that reminds me of someone else...I wish there was > > a cogent phrase that could sum all this up... > > Curtis is a dedicated abuser of the truth. How's that? > > > > > > > > > In the third place, you are one of the least-balanced > > > individuals who has posted to FFL since I joined it in > > > 2005. > > > > Did anyone else spit out their coffee? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@> wrote: > > > > > > > > turq, I aim to be reasonable to balance for example Judy's > > > > fundamentalism > > > > > > Nobody *sane* could possibly describe me as a fundamentalist. > > > The only thing I'm fundamentalist about is honesty, and > > > honesty requires distinguishing shades of gray, because > > > no issue is black and white in this world. > > > > > > > which is IMO damaging to health mentally, emotionally, > > > > spiritually and even physically. I hope to reach the > > > > reasonable people on FFL and those lurking from FF. I > > > > have no illusions about changing the Robin Fundamentalists. > > > > > > Not even Robin is a "Robin Fundamentalist." You can't *be* > > > a Robin Fundamentalist and a supporter of Robin. The two > > > are antithetical, mutually exclusive. > > > > > > > And I don't agree with you that I'm the one who brings up > > > > the topic. Though I admit I often respond. And when I > > > > respond, as best as I can, I use humor and clarity and > > > > balance. > > > > > > Your best is none too good, Share. In the first place, > > > an accusation of psychological rape is not anything to > > > joke about. In the second place, your *lack* of clarity > > > about contentious topics is perhaps the most notorious > > > characteristic of your posts. > > > > > > In the third place, you are one of the least-balanced > > > individuals who has posted to FFL since I joined it in > > > 2005. > > > > > > > Also as best as I can, I post about other topics that > > > > I enjoy. I will probably continue in this fashion, > > > > making good art as best as I can. > > > > > > If you want to make good art, you must first have > > > integrity, Share. To have integrity, you must be able > > > to take responsibility, to be accountable for what you > > > say, to look reality in the face without flinching. > > > > > > The post I'm responding to is clear evidence of your > > > inability to be accountable and thus of your lack of > > > integrity. Until you can overcome these roadblocks, > > > you will never make good art. > > > > > > This next little diatribe puts Share in serious > > > contention for the title "Master of Inadvertent Irony" > > > that Barry has held for so many years. What it > > > demonstrates is otherwise known as "hypocrisy" and > > > "projection." Share is describing herself, *especially* > > > with reference to her accusation of "psychological rape" > > > against Robin: > > > > > > > IMO fundamentalists of all kinds are not interested in "as best as I > > > > can." They are not interested in making mistakes and learning from > > > > them and making amends and doing better the next time. They are only > > > > interested in declaring themselves right and others wrong and then > > > > going about punishing the others. They have IMO some healing to do > > > > but since healing probably implies a mistake in their thinking, they > > > > cannot and will not see this. Fortunately life heals all eventually, > > > > one way or the other. But maybe that's my fundamentalism.    > > > > > > > > > > > > Quoting from merundanda's post: > > > > And now go, and make interesting mistakes, make amazing mistakes, make > > > > glorious and fantastic mistakes. > > > > > >
