19-02-2011, 09:32 PM
"Civil discourse" is but one of many means toward an end.
We are at war. We have a common enemy who is not noted for its display of tender mercies. If "poppycock" offends you, you might be best served by contributing to the war effort from other than a front-line position.
In any event: You do it your way, I'll do it mine.
If my language offends you, avoid reading it.
In the meantime: I shall not presume to take you to task for your methods.
And I won't tolerate being taken to task for mine.
Got it?
As for your sermon:
"None here are the sole authority on the subject. None here can claim that the death of the 35th president impacted them more than it impacted another. None here can claim that they have a monopoly on the truth. And, I would hope that none here are considered, nor do they consider themselves to be, sacred cows."
Amen.
I think we're clear.
Hatchet buried.
We are at war. We have a common enemy who is not noted for its display of tender mercies. If "poppycock" offends you, you might be best served by contributing to the war effort from other than a front-line position.
In any event: You do it your way, I'll do it mine.
If my language offends you, avoid reading it.
In the meantime: I shall not presume to take you to task for your methods.
And I won't tolerate being taken to task for mine.
Got it?
As for your sermon:
"None here are the sole authority on the subject. None here can claim that the death of the 35th president impacted them more than it impacted another. None here can claim that they have a monopoly on the truth. And, I would hope that none here are considered, nor do they consider themselves to be, sacred cows."
Amen.
I think we're clear.
Hatchet buried.
Charles Drago
Co-Founder, Deep Politics Forum
If an individual, through either his own volition or events over which he had no control, found himself taking up residence in a country undefined by flags or physical borders, he could be assured of one immediate and abiding consequence: He was on his own, and solitude and loneliness would probably be his companions unto the grave.
-- James Lee Burke, Rain Gods
You can't blame the innocent, they are always guiltless. All you can do is control them or eliminate them. Innocence is a kind of insanity.
-- Graham Greene
Co-Founder, Deep Politics Forum
If an individual, through either his own volition or events over which he had no control, found himself taking up residence in a country undefined by flags or physical borders, he could be assured of one immediate and abiding consequence: He was on his own, and solitude and loneliness would probably be his companions unto the grave.
-- James Lee Burke, Rain Gods
You can't blame the innocent, they are always guiltless. All you can do is control them or eliminate them. Innocence is a kind of insanity.
-- Graham Greene