Well, I thought I had asked people to take a closer look at what I had described as a strategic system of ignorance and its reliance on bullies, which is why I find it "natural" that those in power automatically switch on their various derailing mechanisms to stay in power. I suggest we use trigger warnings in the future.
2015-03-15 18:54 GMT+01:00 andrew vecsey <[email protected]>: > I was just responding to your question. I will try to explain. Let`s say > that you are "bullied" by me and ignore me for it. As I understood your > question, you were pondering what happens next. How do I respond to that. > One way or ways I might respond is to change your ignoring me to trying to > make you look or feel ignorant. How can I do that? I give 4 possible > scenarios. > > 1. I could continue to bully you anonymously or to make you think that > I am not the only one who is bullying you by bullying you in the name of > another name. > 2. I could try to derail you or your line of thought hoping you will > feel confused and frustrated and weakened. > 3. I could make it all into a joke belittling you and making fun of you > 4. I could combine the 3 ways above by using something that people > consider very "deep with meaning" but is actually meaningless. For example > I could refer your reaction to a well known work of art by Picasso that > many claim has deep underlying genius, or say something like "Does a > falling tree make a sound when there is no one to hear it?" leaving you > hopefully a bit confused. > > As far as hearing in my reply "blind allegations", your hearing is right > on. That is the reply to your other question pondering how we the members > identify ourselves with in such a situation. My allegation is that we all > use these ways to turn being ignored into ignorance. And that sometimes we > are blind and do not see that when we try to make someone else look or feel > ignorant, we are also showing our own ignorance. I claim that disrespect, > arrogance, and hypocrisy are all faces of ignorance. > > On Sunday, March 15, 2015 at 3:17:56 PM UTC+1, Hope Sunshine wrote: >> >> Hello and thank you for entering this multilogue here Andrew! >> Unfortunately I cannot make any real connections to what you are saying >> here, all I see is blind allegations. But maybe the others will be able to >> make their rhyme on it. Cheers anyways. >> >> Am Sonntag, 15. März 2015 09:24:56 UTC+1 schrieb andrew vecsey: >>> >>> Your very interesting question has been ignored by all "thinkers" in >>> this group of thinkers, except for facilitator who points out the >>> difference between "ignoring" and "ignorance". >>> As to your question of where the "unwanted that is ignored" go? For >>> those who successfully ignore it, it shouldn`t matter. It seeks attention >>> elsewhere by changing its form. This can be done by various ways or >>> combinations of ways such as: >>> >>> 1. Changing its name to a new name, AKA "hiding behind a new ID", or >>> "showing weakness", >>> 2. Derailing the topic AKA "going off topic" or "showing ignorance". >>> 3. Making fun of it,AKA "showing arrogance". >>> 4. Using shallow and meaningless words that can not be understood >>> and normally assumed to be "deep", AKA "being a hypocrite". >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 12:01:33 PM UTC+1, Hope Sunshine wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello my fellow sunshiners, >>>> >>>> how is everyone doing today? Giving the best you can? Great! :-) >>>> >>>> Let's if we can push it a little further and take a closer look at the >>>> argument that ignoring the unwanted is a viable strategy in surviving in >>>> systems that depend on the existence of bullies. >>>> How much con you identify with seeing yourself placed in such a system? >>>> Which role would you like to take there? Where to can the ignored "stuff" >>>> escape? >>>> Any suggestions? >>>> >>>> Speak up as not to be spoken for, my fellow sunshiners. :-) >>>> >>>> >>>> <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-eD7JydMkCX8/VQFx6FKiG5I/AAAAAAAAABY/F00luPRrYkg/s1600/Speak%2BUp.jpg> >>>> >>>> -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/minds-eye/ZaPdJloGGKg/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- *"as well as" = "equals"* Take a stand against sexism, racism and other forms of structural violence! -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
