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SecretMethod70 · 04-10-2008, 07:51 AM

perfect example here pan: it's a very simple thing to comprehend that roachboy wrote fool, and not tool, and that he removed it from his post. He was very forthright about those facts. Yet, for some reason, even simple things like that seem unable to reach you, and you continue to say, repeatedly, that he called you a tool.

If people here can't even get through to you on something so simple as what word was written, then how can anyone expect to have any productive discussion with you on more complex issues such as race?

And incidentally, by repeatedly ignoring almost everything that has been written as a counterpoint to your posts, you are disrespecting the posters who have taken a lot of time to reply to you. That's where their frustration and anger comes from. I'd rather imagine that you're brain simply doesn't work in the same way as the people with opposing views, and that you're not ignoring their points, but simply not comprehending them in the same way. Trust me, that's a much more positive view than thinking you're simply ignoring everyone here. It's also not an insult, despite the fact you seem to take it as such. Like I wrote in my previous post: more and more studies are showing that there are fundamental differences in the psychological and biological workings of people's brains with respect to political inclinations. Just recently, I read an article about the correlation between dopamine levels and the tendancy to view the world in more black and white, leading to a tendancy toward conservative viewpoints. It doesn't make you any less of a person to be incapable of comprehending the words in the way they were intended, it just means it's a waste of time for people to continue writing those words when you've shown over and over that somewhere between their brain and yours, the meanings of the words change or get lost almost entirely.

No one is trying to "silence" you. If people wanted to silence you, they'd completely ignore you and let your threads quickly fall off the front page. Instead, people have been trying to have discussions with you. I'm not sure why, because they've gone nowhere, but they're still trying. For at least a month, and over more than a couple threads, people have repeatedly explained to you that you are not responding in any way whatsoever to the things they post in response to you. But they're certainly not trying to silence you.

As for whether or not you have a victim complex, the fact these threads keep coming back to you is a strong indication, and you ought to recognize that anyone who is truly acting in such a manner is generally incapable of recognizing it in themselves, so you ought to listen to the fact that so many people are saying it, including people who had previously had respect for you. Nonetheless, no one is trying to catch you or silence you. They're trying to provide counterpoints to your statements, which you summarily ignore. And it's certainly inappropriate to go around claiming victory that "they didn't do it," as if the fact you're still wasting your own and our time posting in these threads is some indication that your statements are valid. Being strong-willed has nothing to do with validity - just ask George Bush.

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SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	perfect example here pan: it's a very simple thing to comprehend that roachboy wrote fool, and not tool, and that he removed it from his post. He was very forthright about those facts. Yet, for some reason, even simple things like that seem unable to reach you, and you continue to say, repeatedly, that he called you a tool. If people here can't even get through to you on something so simple as what word was written, then how can anyone expect to have any productive discussion with you on more complex issues such as race? And incidentally, by repeatedly ignoring almost everything that has been written as a counterpoint to your posts, you are disrespecting the posters who have taken a lot of time to reply to you. That's where their frustration and anger comes from. I'd rather imagine that you're brain simply doesn't work in the same way as the people with opposing views, and that you're not ignoring their points, but simply not comprehending them in the same way. Trust me, that's a much more positive view than thinking you're simply ignoring everyone here. It's also not an insult, despite the fact you seem to take it as such. Like I wrote in my previous post: more and more studies are showing that there are fundamental differences in the psychological and biological workings of people's brains with respect to political inclinations. Just recently, I read an article about the correlation between dopamine levels and the tendancy to view the world in more black and white, leading to a tendancy toward conservative viewpoints. It doesn't make you any less of a person to be incapable of comprehending the words in the way they were intended, it just means it's a waste of time for people to continue writing those words when you've shown over and over that somewhere between their brain and yours, the meanings of the words change or get lost almost entirely. No one is trying to "silence" you. If people wanted to silence you, they'd completely ignore you and let your threads quickly fall off the front page. Instead, people have been trying to have discussions with you. I'm not sure why, because they've gone nowhere, but they're still trying. For at least a month, and over more than a couple threads, people have repeatedly explained to you that you are not responding in any way whatsoever to the things they post in response to you. But they're certainly not trying to silence you. As for whether or not you have a victim complex, the fact these threads keep coming back to you is a strong indication, and you ought to recognize that anyone who is truly acting in such a manner is generally incapable of recognizing it in themselves, so you ought to listen to the fact that so many people are saying it, including people who had previously had respect for you. Nonetheless, no one is trying to catch you or silence you. They're trying to provide counterpoints to your statements, which you summarily ignore. And it's certainly inappropriate to go around claiming victory that "they didn't do it," as if the fact you're still wasting your own and our time posting in these threads is some indication that your statements are valid. Being strong-willed has nothing to do with validity - just ask George Bush. __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling Last edited by SecretMethod70; 04-10-2008 at 08:00 AM..