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Originally Posted by Flint
I don't see conflicts or contradictions that y'all are perceiving.
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How about this conflict:
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Originally Posted by Flint
This is how it works: you speak your mind, without mincing words, without sugar-coating things, without dumbing things down - and those that either don't understand or don't agree with what you are saying will not want to talk to you anymore.
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[quote=Flint] If someone wants to talk to me about how Toby Keith is a true patriot or that the liberal media conspiracy is undermining the moral fiber of America, I can simply say something about Quantum Physics or whether they prefer Vietnamese cuisine to Thai cuisine. They will probably be either confused or vaguely offended (scenario #1), or maybe they will have some meaningful contribution on the subject (scenario #2). [/QUOTE
Above, you admit that acted in a way that was meant to cause a response. So when you say:
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Originally Posted by Flint
it's beyond my power to influence the perceptions experienced inside the heads of other people, and I make it a policy not to worry about things I have no control over.
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You are talking out your ass. Or just posing in one instance or the other. :p