salyavin wrote: What I can't believe is being described as a thug simply for not sharing her hallucination about what happened. And then having the temerity to say what I thought. And on a discussion forum too! Bloody charming eh?
"Thug" as I've been using the term refers to the propensity to make insulting personal attacks and tell malicious lies, not to the expression of different opinions. I made that pretty clear, so I have to consider these comments deliberate misrepresentations. That "The only way is my way" thing she's got going is something she'll have to work on if we're all going to be friends again. We're not gonna all be friends again--not that we ever were--because I ain't gonna be here. Once I've had my say, I'm gone again. Again, though, "The only way is my way" is an intentional misrepresentation of my position. Different opinions are one thing; deliberate factual inaccuracies meant to demean are quite another, as are gratuitous personal attacks. I do feel, and have often said here, that life is tough enough when everyone is as honest and accurate and straightforward as they possibly can be. It's inexcusable to make things tougher via lies and misrepresentations and lack of regard for the facts.
