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Originally Posted by Gilda
I doubt those are the only two choices. I don't buy the "I'm an asshole" defense to rude behavior or offensive language. We all have a responsibility to treat others with basic courtesy.
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You completely misunderstood me. I said it was better to be the asshole rather than the person with the fucked up viewpoint. Not that it excused it in any way, just that it simply was less messed up to be disrespectful to another person as opposed to blaming someone else for your SELF-esteem problems. Notice the caps. 
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Originally Posted by Gilda
Words have the power to do great good. They also have the power to do great harm. It matters how we use that power.
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Quoted for truth. I remember the first time I heard the sticks and stones saying, and even then (at six or whatever), I realized how ridiculously wrong it is to take that to heart. Words have real power. It's just your own responsibility to not base your SELF-esteem on them.
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Last edited by Toaster126; 10-12-2006 at 07:13 AM..
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