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Thread: Responding in kind.
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Twilight
Puddleglum's sister
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In Purgatory, Pamona ended a post with: "It's a bit pathetic really."
My reply began: "'Cishet.' What I find pathetic is your overiding need to label everyone,"
Then I was chastised for saying that.
Using the same derogatory term back just seems like normal, even rhythmic, argument to me.
If Jane says :"That's idiotic"
Can't Joe reply, "What's even more idiotic is this."
Plus if it's wrong to say "idiotic," or in this case "pathetic," aren't they both wrong?
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lilBuddha
Shipmate
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She was chastised for being confrontational, you were chastised for being confrontational.
Seems rather even to me.
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Eutychus
From the edge
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quote:
Originally posted by Twilight [emphasis mine]:
What I find pathetic is your overiding need to label everyone
You attached "pathetic" to a perceived character trait of your interlocutor.
As a result, you were attacking the person here - not the issue.
In doing so, you were not simply replying in kind as you suggest, you were upping the ante.
While host posts may call out one individual's behaviour in particular, as you'll note from my host post they are supposed to be read, marked and digested by all other posters.
This also applies to Eliab's previous host post.
Ignoring host posts is sure-fire method to attract attention, and not in a good way.
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Let's remember that we are to build the Kingdom of God, not drive people away - pastor Frank Pomeroy
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Twilight
Puddleglum's sister
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Okay, thanks, I get it now. I had thought it was the word pathetic.
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