Comments on: Hollow men

By: Bene Diction

Bene Diction — Thu, 30 Sep 2004 14:17:06 +0000

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.
I violated my own site policy on this one.
I can’t use sarcasm at anyone’s expense, not this time.
There will be others:^)

By: Richard Hall

Richard Hall — Thu, 30 Sep 2004 14:05:37 +0000

Shame to lose the sarcasm - I enjored it :o)

By: Richard Hall

Richard Hall — Thu, 30 Sep 2004 00:13:23 +0000

I’m lost too. I read a post on someone else’s blog, and it sparked a thought in me. I’m not pointing fingers and certainly not slapping anyone across the face, passively, aggressively or otherwise. The “we” in my post includes “me” by definition.

By: Bene Diction

Bene Diction — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 20:23:09 +0000

Okay Mike; Richard and David?
Or Richard and I?
Which Richard? Richard H or Richard B?

You’ve lost me.
Which objection?

I don’t lay any claim to improving the dialogue sometimes, I can’t be all things to all people anymore than anyone else can.

If I understand correctly MoveOn is a paid democractic blog. I have never read it.

I’m smacking you across the chops?
And I’m passive agressive in how I do it?

You’ve really lost me - I can’t apologize for something I’m not understanding here.

If this is a “you just insulted President Bush and my government, and therefore you’ve insulted me comments.” I’ll go there with you.
I’m sorry if you being a Republican, Democrat, doesn’t matter to me as much as you think it should.

Update: I deleted my sarcastic comments. I link to all kinds of things I agree with, disagree with, and find myself somewhere in the middle of.
I’m going to step on toes, it is not appropriate for me to react badly or disrespectfully when I think or feel someone steps back.

By: Rev. Mike

Rev. Mike — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 19:27:03 +0000

The answer, then, to “hollow men” is to construct “straw men” instead? Even if one accepts the caricature being presented, the dots being connected to draw the conclusion are specious at best. Bush (and by extension, supporters) = Fascist — how original. From “blog on” to MoveOn?”

I’m not sure I understand where either you or Richard have been going with the tone of some of your posts lately, but I hope you don’t think that this is an improvement in the “dialogue.” And I’m sorry, but this passive-aggressive, smack you across the chops, then apologize because you didn’t mean for it to sting approach isn’t going to cut it. My previous objection was that you are taking a divisive line here, and this seems to me to be more of same.

By: Dave Trowbridge

Dave Trowbridge — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 19:20:58 +0000

Actually, not conservatism, which is a valid and valuable worldview, but the “conservative movement.” The point is, they’re not the same anymore, and, in fact, the conservative movement is morphing into a form of fascism.