Please Relax was: And don't let the door hit you on the way out

[Richard Vickery]

On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 7:01 PM, Robert Myers <rbmyersusa at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 9:32 PM, suvayu ali <fatkasuvayu+linux at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi Antonio,
> >
> > On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 1:51 AM, Antonio Olivares
> > <olivares14031 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I beg to differ. I for one see that some folks are angry about his
> >> postings. He has the right to post/complain/rant/.../etc. Or am I
> >> mistaken? Are we under a new law? a new world government where people
> >> cannot speak their minds?
> >
> > I think everyone is entitled to their opinion, however I feel many
> > posters are angry because the OP has consistently insulted the community
> > starting from the very first post to this thread. Thinly veiled indirect
> > insults are still insults, and against list guidelines.
> >
> > I witheld from posting to this thread so far, but your message
> > supporting(?) the OP seemed to deserve an explanation from my side why
> > even a passive reader might feel offended and bear some resentment
> > towards the OP.
> >
>
> Some might feel offended?  I'm shocked.  Glad you told me.  Over and
> over and over again.  Otherwise, I might never have known.
>
> The self-righteousness.  The need for self-justification. You don't
> fix such things by beating other people up, whether literally or
> figuratively.
>
> I've stayed partly to confirm to myself that, yes, indeed, people can
> and do behave this way.
>
> Here's a rule for you.  If you are in a group situation and someone
> has been singled out for repeated criticism or abuse, either stay out
> of it or step in and stop it.  Otherwise, you are just another bully,
> and this group is filled with them.
>
> Rationalize from now until doomsday, and you won't change the
> conclusion.  A single person might be 100% wrong on any given issue,
> but a mob is *never* right.  One person being wrong is just one person
> being wrong.  What difference does it make?
>
> If, on the other hand, you don't understand how dangerous,
> destructive, and repulsive mob behavior is, then, as I have suggested
> already, get some help.  You are a menace to a peacefully-functioning
> society.
>
> Robert Myers
>
>
Remember, Robert, that you brought it on yourself with your negative speak.
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