You are very Poetic BB47! Very wide swings with the pendulum, and you write with determination.
I think some of what you have to say certainly should be regarded as reflective honesty. On Aug 23, 5:44 pm, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > Perhaps it could seem that way to someone who doesn't understand the purpose > of the group, BB. Please see the group description. It is a forum for the > rational discussion of topics. It tends to have a more formal approach (as a > generality) to logic, structure, citation, etc. To be perfectly blunt, you > don't have the history in this group to be able to make a social diagnosis > of it. Your constant glances towards the moderators quite frankly leave me > confused. You engage cantankerously with people, say that is your style, and > then constantly call yourself the next to be evicted. Quite frankly, this > behaviour is symptomatic of a persecution complex, when no persecution is > present. > You engage with people aggressively, some engage in return, some do not. > Slip seems to usually be up for an argument, so he is often the one who > does. We're not a group who just formed when you got here, the list has been > around for years, and many of us with it, and the drama lately has come in > with new people who have attempted to bring in trolling type behaviour. We > don't allow that here. We do, however, rigorously engage in the debate of > ideas, and have no problem at all with that. "Safety" is not something that > any of us ever worry about...you're alone in that perspective. So, why not > just knock it off, and participate? Someone so intensely focused on > moderation as opposed to participation seems suspiciously interested in > making it a self fulfilling prophecy. > > > > On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 5:11 PM, BB47 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > There are many ways to look at this group. This is merely my dark > > version. I will give you the upbeat positive version when I am in > > that mood, should I survive. > > > There is a sickness lurking in this group. A stench fills the > > air. I might be alone in smelling it. A cancer has a foothold. A > > callous detachment, a resignation, the players separated into packs > > and lone individuals. The once human eyes roll back white, and when > > the attack is over, they roll forward to reveal their black , cold , > > unaffected stares. It is a prison yard, a shark tank. If only being > > wrong was not the ultimate horror of human beings. What a different > > world we would live in. > > > There is less and less risks taken in here, and who could blame > > them? There are those safe in the shadows, who only come out to feed > > when it is safe. Safety itself is now defined as back into self, > > where “I know and they don’t” rules supreme. I see this as a sad > > statement of resignation and worship of a false idol. An acceptance > > that this is the way of the world. Any attempts at engagement are too > > easily perceived as an assault or an attack, then what follows is > > the silent retreat back to the perception of safety and > > righteousness. Oh, the comfort of knowing and they don’t. > > > Another shank stabbing in the prison yard? “That is what > > happens” “he had it coming” “he should have known better” “You > > just don’t do that” “He was a fool to try that” “you don’t mess with > > somebody tougher than you” “He picked the wrong person to fight > > with” “doesn’t he know that guy’s reputation? What an idiot” > > “You don’t mess with those above you in the pecking order, how could > > he not know that?” > > “He deserved it” “hey, there is going to be a fight, come on let’s > > watch” “I pay not attention to him, he is a child” “ I am going to > > stick it to him someday” > > > People resort to using quotes of famous people. Not that this is > > bad in and of itself, for it is valuable information, but when looked > > at from the view of the prison yard, this scores big points, it is > > relatively safe, and it is certainly safer than using your own words > > which are much more vulnerable to attack. It is like flashing a knife > > to another inmate, “I have this weapon and more where that came from > > pal....at my fingertips, don’t mess with me. I have protection. I > > have back-up. I have the CREDIBILITY, I can’t be touched, don’t > > even try. You are no match for me.” > > > As if being no match for another means a student can’t argue with > > the teacher. The climate of fear, the climate of the pecking order, > > the climate of a prison yard.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
