RE: [TruthTalk] Tearing down?

[Hughes Jonathan]

Hi Izzy,   Just so you aren't holding your breath I will not be outlining each post where you have failed to see how you are not participating in edification or even contributing in a meaningful way to the forum.  When there is an elephant in the room either you can see it (as a few of us have commented to you) or you deny its existence.  I am not the Spirit of conviction.  In times past when people (myself included) have listed the ways others have manipulated, bullied, torn down, etc those people have always responded in the negative.  They feel (and probably justly so) attacked.  Basically they say, "So what?"  They then go on to defend their beliefs.  Case in point:  Terry stepped over the line yesterday.  Although he now admits he should have used another word (after you reveled in his opinion) he then goes on to give off as much attitude as possible.  He pulls a popular tactic here of displacing his anger to others.  Hence, the 'you guys must have pride/pms' comment, the 'you two are indignant today (i.e. you two seem overly angry and sensitive - another common attack on TT), the 'I'll just call em liars' post etc.  Was there any change in Terry's position even though he was called on it and rebuked?  Of course not.  Would there be any change in your behaviour if I pointed out the countless amount of times you have written sarcastic and degrading one or two line posts?  Nope.  The only hope for change would be if David Miller did a post to you asking you to take your position on this forum more seriously.  David is a person you obviously respect/adore.  The rest of us do not hold a loved/respected position and thus will not have an effect on your behaviour.  It is kind of like when I think what I said is fine and then my wife turns to me and says that I was acting like a jerk.  That will wake me up a bit.  I respect my wife's opinion and will consider it even though I may not feel that she was right.  For the record, she almost always is.  What you need is for someone you love and respect to tell you what Lance, John, and I have been saying lately.  Until then nothing will happen. Jonathan Hughes   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ShieldsFamily Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 9:05 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [TruthTalk] Tearing down? Jonathan, I have looked back over my posts of the last few days and fail to “apprehend” where I have written things to tear down others.  Would you kindly post such and tell me how it tears down? I would appreciate it.  Izzy  PS I think what you see as sarcastic is what I view as humor?  Is humor a common thing in Canada?   We have one member (Izzy) who only writes shallow, sarcastic replies designed to tear others down.  Jonathan  This e-mail and any attachments contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, delete this e-mail and destroy any copies. Any dissemination or use of this information by a person other than the intended recipient is unauthorized and may be illegal. Thank you for your cooperation in connection with the above. Ce courriel ainsi que tous les documents s’y rattachant contiennent de l’information confidentielle et privilégiée. Si vous n’êtes pas le destinataire visé, s.v.p. en informer immédiatement son expéditeur par retour de courriel, effacer le message et détruire toute copie (électronique ou autre). Toute diffusion ou utilisation de cette information par une personne autre que le destinataire visé est interdite et peut être illégale. Merci de votre coopération relativement au message susmentionné.