--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > One last try. Think of the Vatican. The place is > > > just *full* of toadies, sucking up to the current > > > Pope. Does this mean that they're insincere in > > > their faith? Of course not. They're just being > > > toadies. > > > > But are they sincere in their flattery? > > Many are. Try to think of it in terms of business. > You work for a strong, charismatic boss, like Bill > Gates. You *honestly* believe that he's brilliant. > You *also* notice that the only ones who advance > in the company are the ones who *tell* him he's > brilliant; the ones who keep silent and just do a > good job stay in that dead-end job forever. > > So, in such a situation, if you decide that cater- > ing to the ego of Mr. CEO is in the interest of > your career, and you flatter him, are you suddenly > insincere in what you're saying? You admired him > before and thought he was brilliant; you still do. > Where's the difference? > > You're trying to project artificial, non-real-world, > black-and-white moral values onto a gray world, man. >
You're misusing "toady" according to the definition you provided. ------------------------ 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/
