Somebody who has a gun is threatening you...

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Re: Somebody who has a gun is threatening you...

Post by FBM » Sun Jun 16, 2013 5:37 am

orpheus wrote:
FBM wrote:
orpheus wrote:You may well be right. In that spirit, I'll bid adieu now. Besides, life's too short; already there are many things I want to do that I won't have time to do.
I didn't mean that as an accusation to anyone in particular, orph. Tbh, I haven't been reading these threads except to scan for personal attacks, so I have only the faintest notion of who's posting what these days. I was just speaking rhetorically based on my experience of oodles of internet arguments.
I understand, and I didn't take your words as an accusation. I think you're largely correct. Of course there are exceptions -- level-headed people who continue long into an argument. There are some of those here. (I think I'm one.) But in general you're right.

For me, as I alluded to, this particular argument in this particular venue is low on my list of priorities, and life isn't forever.

Play nice, folks!
I stuck it out for what I consider to be a long time, too, but eventually the futility of it all became apparent. And then there's the list of priorities you mention. :td:
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