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email468 · #**111** 05-26-2008, 09:14 AM

Since you opened yourself to criticism, I'll try to offer some constructively. People who disagree with you aren't automatically right-wing Bush lovers. And even when someone agrees with your points, it is wise to still distance themselves because you never know where your vitriol will be aimed next.

It seems when someone makes a good point you do not retort with a witty rejoinder or heaven-forbid a "gee - maybe you're right". Nope - not you - you're always right and anyone who disagrees is obviously an idiot who deserves your wrath. And when someone who is clearly offering more thought out ideas and responses makes an appearance, instead of shutting your pie-hole and learning something, you tell them how arrogant they are for posting something intelligent. smarts and firm grasp of vocabulary does not equal arrogance. Being right and backing it up with facts also does not qualify for arrogance.

Even what starts as a civil debate quickly deteriorates into ad hominem and to be blunt - the person who most often starts the name-calling is you med. So don't act all shocked when people return the favor.

Nearly every conversation I've had with you where we disagreed (most of them I think) and we continued to converse ended with you insulting me in one way or another.

You do yourself and your ideology a huge disservice by stooping to insults and personal attacks. Right or wrong, folks aren't going to jump on the bandwagon of someone who pisses them off all the time.

Treat people respectfully and kind not because they are respectful and kind but because you are.

medicineman · #**112** 05-26-2008, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by email468

Since you opened yourself to criticism, I'll try to offer some constructively. People who disagree with you aren't automatically right-wing Bush lovers. And even when someone agrees with your points, it is wise to still distance themselves because you never know where your vitriol will be aimed next.

It seems when someone makes a good point you do not retort with a witty rejoinder or heaven-forbid a "gee - maybe you're right". Nope - not you - you're always right and anyone who disagrees is obviously an idiot who deserves your wrath. And when someone who is clearly offering more thought out ideas and responses makes an appearance, instead of shutting your pie-hole and learning something, you tell them how arrogant they are for posting something intelligent. smarts and firm grasp of vocabulary does not equal arrogance. Being right and backing it up with facts also does not qualify for arrogance.

Even what starts as a civil debate quickly deteriorates into ad hominem and to be blunt - the person who most often starts the name-calling is you med. So don't act all shocked when people return the favor.

Nearly every conversation I've had with you where we disagreed (most of them I think) and we continued to converse ended with you insulting me in one way or another.

You do yourself and your ideology a huge disservice by stooping to insults and personal attacks. Right or wrong, folks aren't going to jump on the bandwagon of someone who pisses them off all the time.

Treat people respectfully and kind not because they are respectful and kind but because you are.

Might work. I find it hard to put myself in others minds, especially the priveledged. Having had a hard scrabble life, I find it rather insulting to be schooled by someone of priveledge with some phony degree that daddy paid for. Those that sit in their Ivory towers and look down on us commoners really piss me off. Am I jealous? Well that depends. I'm not jealous of their opinions just their opportunities. Having an IQ in the upper 3 percentile, I surely could have achieved much more in my short life given an equal starting pad. To be schooled by successful people does not sit well with me, therefore the barb. I'm not sniveling, just stating a fact. Spin it if you must, but I'll not be taking much advice from the Golden child.

Johnnyorganic · #**113** 05-26-2008, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by medicineman

Might work. I find it hard to put myself in others minds, especially the priveledged. Having had a hard scrabble life, I find it rather insulting to be schooled by someone of priveledge with some phony degree that daddy paid for. Those that sit in their Ivory towers and look down on us commoners really piss me off. Am I jealous? Well that depends. I'm not jealous of their opinions just their opportunities. Having an IQ in the upper 3 percentile, I surely could have achieved much more in my short life given an equal starting pad. To be schooled by successful people does not sit well with me, therefore the barb. I'm not sniveling, just stating a fact. Spin it if you must, but I'll not be taking much advice from the Golden child.

Snakeoilman: the class-war crybaby.

medicineman · #**114** 05-26-2008, 09:51 AM

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Snakeoilman: the class-war crybaby.

Johnny fuckwad, fuck you!

bongspit · #**115** 05-26-2008, 09:54 AM

you go med...

Johnnyorganic · #**116** 05-26-2008, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by bongspit

you go med...

Hey Snakeoilman. Do you know why you get encouragement from people like this? Don't assume they are your allies. They are just eager to see you get slapped around some more.

For someone "Having an IQ in the upper 3 percentile", you sure have squandered your gifts. More's the pity.

medicineman · #**117** 05-26-2008, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Johnnyorganic

Hey Snakeoilman. Do you know why you get encouragement from people like this? Don't assume they are your allies. They are just eager to see you get slapped around some more.

For someone "Having an IQ in the upper 3 percentile", you sure have squandered your gifts. More's the pity.

Fuckwad speaks, right out his ass.