Peter, you asked me (again) to reply to your pointing out these examples (which I did ask for, and I thank you for your response.)
I thought I did respond -- saying you see anger in words -- in a person you don't know and know nothing about -- when all I can report that the subjective experience and motivation for the post had no anger involved. Its like your analogy: Its raining outside, I have ben walking for hours in the rain and am dranched, and you say I am as dry as can be. How can one continue to carry on such a convo. Well, I will try. Please bear with me and thoughtful consider my points without any overlays as to where I am coming from. Listen first, then later draw conclusions. First, it appears that you agree that your criticism was a bit excessive. "...replete with rage and hostility". PS: "Yeah, '...replete with rage and hostility' is a bit of rhetorical excess (satire?). Second, I have made clear distincions between satire -- listing four positive characteristics I find in it -- and sarcasm. To me they ae disticnt spaces. You may be coming towards a similar view, but currently you appear to be mixing the two up a bit in your criticisms. I have addressed the point of the satire in a number of posts. Have you read them? My point was, that I find some humor in the irony (from my POV) of someone saying Brahman is seeing through their eyes and writing through their fingers -- and then soon thereafter unloads on some group of posters telling them to "walk the long or short plank and suck eggs." I laughed hard at that. That I laughed is what it is. Call my sense of humor different than yours, call it warped, call it whatever. Thats a basis for discussion. But its not that one has too much control over what they find funny. With education, with experieice, hopefully it gets refined. But I saw 10 seconds of 3 stooges today and it still made me chuckle, just like whn I was 8 years old. My motive for creating the following post was a bit of an homage. I had created a folder "Brahman" speaks -- to capture such great quotes as they popped up. Rick asked me to "bury" that in the Index file. Probably a good idea organizationally. But I hated to see that great quote "die" -- be buried. And for several days, I did have this image of that quote above an imagined elaborate, much gold and all, alter. It was a quite funny image to me. No anger, some things are just funny because of the irony they uncover. Its like asking what are/were Voltaire, Swift, Mark Twain, John Stewart (The Daily Show), Mad TV, SNL, the Onion all angry about. is like a nonsensical question. While anger can play a part in satire, often it does not. It is often a light to highlight irony, in a gentle way. Or it can be a bit harsh at times - but still gentler than direct confrontation. So, in anticipation of deep sixing the "Brahman Talks" folder, a "rift" - like a guitar rift, began to play in my head. I wrote it down. I laughed. I posted it. I hoped others might laugh. It was not sarcastic (see other posts on sarcasm) it was not intended to mean-spirited. It simply was a quick rift uncovering some irony and paradox -- that brought a chuckle. Tome that is a good thing. It may not be great satire. Not much here is. But there are many stabs in the dark at it, by at least several writers, and I enjoy making such attempts to similtaneously spotlight paradox while drawing a laugh. Its part of my story telling style -- to use unc's campfire analogy. And if you don't care for it, move on to the next post. Or as Barry would tell you to do, i wouldn't, "go take a flying fuck" (which sounds fun actually) I hope this satisfies your request for a serious response. --- In [email protected], Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The following is another post that is replete with > rage and hostility. > > --- braaahmaan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I am inspired by your recent posts Tom. To know that > > it is BRAHMAN -- > > the totality of wholenss of all creation, > > non-creation and ALL That > > which is neither -- seeing through Tom's eyes, and > > that BRAHAMAN who > > is typing these "*your*" posts on FFL is so > > mystically exalting, all > > the hairs on my body are standing on end. > > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/81908 > > The writer looking out through these eyes is that > > Brahman. > > > > On my alter, both internal and external, with all > > gratitude and > > offerings to Saraswati -- Goddess of Knowledge, to > > Laksmi -- Godess of > > structure that brings Wholenss, to Tara, Swami > > Brahmananda Saraswati, > > to the sweet Jesus the Christ, to Yogananda, to > > Ananda Moya Ma, the > > River of Compassion, to Ramakrishna, to many if not > > all Aghoris, > > Naths, Saivaite, Sufi, Vaisnava, Tibetian Buddhist > > saints, scholars, > > lamas, ripoches, shamans -- I have added Brahaman > > as reflected > > through Tom. 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