I *told* you she'd "declare victory" over a "battle" that was only going on inside her head, didn't I?
In this case, the *entire argument* was in her head. I didn't care who said this, and Xeno didn't care who said it. No one else even replied. --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <authfriend@...> wrote: > > Here's Barry's problem with the quote from the post > of the Mystery Cultist, and why he's doing this > frantic little dance trying to talk *around* it: > > Barry had insisted on Thursday that only a "diehard > cultist" would attempt to excuse the "hitting" that > Robin had owned up to in his Open Letter. > > None of Robin's supporters has done that. Robin > himself didn't do that. > > But that's just what the Mystery Cultist *did* do. > And that puts Barry in a very, very awkward spot, > because the Mystery Cultist, as Barry has finally > been forced to admit, was indeed Curtis, who hates > Robin even more than Barry does. > > There's no "argument" involved here, inside my > head or anywhere else. Nobody is suggesting that > Curtis was *right* to excuse the hitting, > contrary to what Barry pretends in this post. > > It's just great fun, as I knew it would be, to > watch Barry wriggling and squirming in a futile > attempt to avoid acknowledging yet *another* of > his Big Booboos. > > Even more fun is the fact that if Barry weren't > so agitated at having to confront his error, he > could have explained why Curtis, Robin's most > vehement critic, did his best to excuse the > hitting in a post that was otherwise harshly > condemnatory of Robin. > > I'll just leave Barry with that hint, see if he > can get control of himself long enough to figure > it out. > > In the meantime, my thanks to Barry for performing > exactly as I expected, like a trained seal. I'm > sure *his* supporters, Steve and Xeno, are proud > of him. ;-) > > > > > > --- In [email protected], turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > This is worth commenting on, if for no other reason > > than it exemplifies another of the hallmark symptoms > > of Narcissistic Personality Disorder. > > > > One of the things that NPD individuals are known for > > is their competitiveness, and their *need* to "win," > > at least in their own minds. So what they do is to > > glom onto what they think is the "ultimate argument" > > in favor of their all-important subjective view, and > > then repeat it ad nauseum, *demanding* that people > > respond to it. They're looking for the "win," and > > can't *get past* this argument they think is so > > devastating and convincing. > > > > In this case, how many times has Judy trotted out > > this trollbait now -- six or seven times? She just > > can't let it go. She's literally HAVING AN > > ARGUMENT INSIDE HER OWN HEAD. No one else > > has felt that it was worth their time dealing with > > or respond to, especially the person she is still > > up at 2:00 a.m. in the morning trying to "defeat." > > > > But to her -- lost in an NPD inner world inside > > her mind -- it's a real argument. And she's "winning," > > whether anyone ever responds to it or not. Classic > > NPD. > > > > The thing is, it's even a *meaningless* argument. > > WHAT DOES IT MATTER what someone else said > > on this subject, or who said it? > > > > Like many NPD sufferers, Judy is big on trotting out > > some supposed "expert witness" (usually herself, > > and usually in cases where she has no direct exper- > > ience with the subject she's declaring the "truth" > > of), and feeling that this "settles things," and > > is the Last Word on the subject. > > > > Who CARES who said this? It was probably Curtis, > > because it's funny, and clearly partly tongue in > > cheek. But if had been said by a Supreme Court > > Justice in a legal ruling, it *still* wouldn't > > have any bearing on how I or anyone else views > > Robin Carlsen, and judges him either harshly or > > compassionately. We're adults, and get to make up > > our *own* minds about such things. > > > > Yet she'll keep harping on this "ultimate argument," > > trying to get someone -- anyone -- to respond to > > it so that she can DECLARE VICTORY. > > > > How sad for her. Now we know why she lives alone > > in New Jersey and is up this late still trying > > desperately to "win" an argument on the Internet. > > As has been quipped, doing that is in itself a > > lot like competing in the Special Olympics -- you > > may win a medal, but you're still retarded. > > > > Judy will undoubtedly DECLARE VICTORY over this > > imagined ultimate thrust in a swordfight that is > > going on only in her own mind. Let us all hope > > for her sake that her imagined "win" will allow > > her to finally get some sleep. > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <authfriend@> wrote: > > > > > > Barry has made it clear that he thinks anyone who > > > didn't find Robin's having struck his students a > > > Very Bad Thing was a "die-hard cultist," and he > > > has claimed that Robin's supporters were such > > > cultists because we had tried to defend Robin's > > > hitting behavior. > > > > > > Contrary to Barry's claim, only one person on > > > FFL, in fact, has done that. Now, who could > > > that be? > > > > > > Here's what this Mystery Cultist said to Robin > > > the morning after Robin posted his Open Letter > > > in January 2012 (it's from the ninth paragraph > > > of the post). I asked Barry whether he could > > > identify the Cultist from the quote: > > > > > > "There is plenty of compassion here for weird shit we > > > all did in our past and this doesn't sound like such a > > > big deal. There were a whole bunch of weird psychological > > > 'breakthrough' cults that seem to be far worse than what > > > you were running back then. If you weren't banging your > > > disciples ten deep in Elvis' Graceland white panty > > > parties, you come off as better than most people in your > > > position of power over the entranced." > > > > > > Barry hasn't said who he thinks the Mystery > > > Cultist is. Either he really has no idea--which > > > is strange, since he's so obsessed with the folks > > > on FFL he thinks are cultists--or for some reason > > > he's reluctant to say who it is. > > > > > > I suspect it's the latter, myself. > > > > > > Take a guess. Then check out this link to the post > > > in question and see whether you agree with me that > > > Barry would *really* prefer that the Mystery Cultist > > > remain anonymous: > > > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/302457 > > > > > > When I first posted this quote Thursday evening, BTW, > > > I predicted that we would hear no more fulminating > > > from Barry about "cultists" doing any "justifying" in > > > connection with Robin's Open Letter. > > > > > > I was right. > > > > > > I'm going to make one more post--a repost of Robin's > > > Open Letter itself--then I think this particular > > > kerfuffle will be all wrapped up, and Barry will have > > > to think of a new one. > > > > > >
