tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280281579821240414.post3263301965058693176..comments2023-05-20T03:36:18.847-07:00Comments on This time, for real: SighCarolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09115149498249621873noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280281579821240414.post-38518861540817219062012-03-20T11:46:33.089-07:002012-03-20T11:46:33.089-07:00Abrasive jerk? I'm hard pressed to think of t...Abrasive jerk? I'm hard pressed to think of two words I'd be less likely to use to describe you.<br /><br />I'm always up for an argument (emotions checked at door), but unless we were talking about criminal law, I doubt that I could keep up with you.Berserkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10730777264911609883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280281579821240414.post-12982505465355100542012-03-17T22:21:49.865-07:002012-03-17T22:21:49.865-07:00Well, I don't think you are abrasive at all. I...Well, I don't think you are abrasive at all. In fact I would say you are one of the least abrasive people I know, whether we agree on a given topic or not. You give your opinions clearly and respectfully, nothing abrasive about it. That being said, I have also noticed as I have grown to know you over the last several years, you do not back down, you stand up for what you believe in. That also is not abrasive, but to someone hell-bent on making you see things his or her way it may be labeled as such. Doesn't make it true. <br /><br />Your post wasn't whining.Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08368382016221492001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280281579821240414.post-24942613822864627012012-03-16T01:07:25.498-07:002012-03-16T01:07:25.498-07:00I see it another way.
I never set out to start a ...I see it another way.<br /><br />I never set out to start a fight or rattle the cage, I was only ever looking for a civil debate (preferably with emotions checked at the door). It was naive of me to think I that was possible.<br /><br />I posted more about this in a blog entry, but what happens is that people tend towards a very emotional fight whenever politics are brought up. Things get tainted by their preconceptions and deep-rooted partisanship. Thus something innocuous very easily becomes a personal attack, and lines are drawn and the whole thing turns ugly.Frikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14926207843186724011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280281579821240414.post-36034448540370070432012-03-15T08:24:55.764-07:002012-03-15T08:24:55.764-07:00Again, not trying to be a dick, it's just look...Again, not trying to be a dick, it's just looking like that.<br /><br />Try to have a nice day.Wudanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11602999016167020751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280281579821240414.post-79575157672387113072012-03-15T08:09:04.826-07:002012-03-15T08:09:04.826-07:00I think most people won't stir the pot when th...I think most people won't stir the pot when they feel it could damage meaningful relationships. I think this primal reaction to diverging opinions probably is wired in to our brains.<br /><br />You shouldn't be ashamed to have opinions, we all have them. While it may sound like punk rock lyrics, when you rattle the cage, the cage rattles you.Wudanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11602999016167020751noreply@blogger.com