Mutual respect
I would have thought this a self-evident concept, but apparently it has become somewhat alienated from our society (or perhaps, specifically, from that reflection existent on the Internet) -- or...
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"MC, does something have to be "done" in order for something to be worthwhile?" Not necessarily, not in principle, no. For this discussion however, I'd like to see a resolution one way or the other....
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Quote: If it doesn't happen, it doesn't happen...but I'd like something to happen.You sound like Dubya.
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Perhaps there is no absolute answer.Perhaps we see respect as constraining because we no longer define values absolutely. Perhaps we see respect as constraining because we have come to rely upon...
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Hey Kyle - what is the best way to search for an answer? Why, by hearing from as many people as many viewpoints as we can. Thus, if you define rules that prohibit certain types of speech, we have less...
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If the best way to search for an answer is by hearing from as many people with as many viewpoints as possible: would it not be more reasonable to define specific rules such as would not allow one...
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Actually I'll be happy if all of us were to learn just one small thing from this discussion, if it benefited all of us in knowing more about the ways of the world.A pratical result isn't needed, just...
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To "hurt" then.Words can hurt, as you know very well. Yes, hurt "feelings". But it hurts still... You cannot spend every minute of your life being careful not to step on the toes of others - I heard...
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Example:- "Feminism is fucking crap!!"- "I respectfully disagree with Sab, my honorable adversary: feminism is fucking crap!!"See? It works!:)
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So Sabe, you are saying that as a woman you want to be reaffirmed in every sentence that I respect what you are, and reminded with everything I say that you are an honorable adversary (very...
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I almost spit my coffee on the keyboard laughing when I read the "hot momma" stuff.As much as I respect your opinion, my honorable adversary, you are fucking dead wrong on this one! A very formal...
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Yeah, I'll have to back Sabe on this one...The Athenians wacked Socrates for being a more polite guy than you typically are Karash...don't call them New Age.
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The way in which you guys seek 'respect' is not the way in which older societies did. Check the love thread. You guys are seeking affirmation, not respect. I give you lots of respect, you just get...
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Are you speaking of us as a group, Karash, or as individuals?Just want to know what you think is the difference in the respect.And you are perhaps right about the affirmation.
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I do *not* think Sab is a hot momma. I think she is an evil, plotting, cold-booded French temptress. Therein lies the subtle difference, you see, between Derringer and myself. I know it's hard to...
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