[Repo]

This sounds like the defense muslims use for attacking people who draw cartoons of mohammed. Its just a cartoon, or just a flag.

[H1N1]

(07-21-2016 07:30 AM)Phoenix Wrote:  

(07-21-2016 07:04 AM)H1N1 Wrote:  

As for the bolded, if you'd ever had to face the reality of being popped in the mouth for your condescension, you might find yourself rather more careful in your choice of words from that point on (in fact I'd guarantee it). You don't see a need for it, because you live in a world where you are freed from the consequences of the poor behaviour you may from time to time exhibit. If you don't recognise it, it may simply be a case of not knowing that anything different exists. My conclusions are based on my own experience, perhaps of a rougher world than the one you know.

Interesting then, it is, that the Japanese have the least poor behaviour of probably any group in the world, and they are also the least likely to respond aggressively to slights/bad behaviour/offense, and their police are among the most pleasant in the world. They'll ostracize you real quick though. Contrast that with the Muslims, who believe that offending any part of their religion is grounds for being slaughtered, and observe their track record of "good behaviour". Saying "responding to slights with violence improves behaviour" is not only counter-intuitive, it doesn't bear out the real world.

I've been attacked before, sure. But typically for having an opinion someone else disagreed with, which they then escalated into name calling, which they then escalated into violence. Some people really are that stupid and immoral -- they can't tell the difference between disagreement and being slighted. Things like that don't make me "be more careful in my choice of words" generally, they make me mark that particular person as a thug, and consider going to the police depending on how it panned out.

When condescension is met with "getting popped in the mouth", there is still condescension -- but only from the biggest thug. You are saying that what people have the right to say and do should be determined by their capacity to successfully inflict violence on others. That begets barbarism.

None of what you have repeatedly characterised me as saying is what I have actually said. Right down to the invention of quotations.

I will place my trust in a fair-minded audience.

We are from different worlds, you and I, Brother.

[Phoenix]

I use quotation marks to group concepts (inferred in this case) or paraphrase, just as often as I do to quote verbatim. Perhaps this is bad grammar, don't know .