The only way to win an argument - Page 4

04-18-2007, 03:33 PM

If someone does not actually know that we are not, never have been, or were meant to be, a democracy, that is not my problem in any way, shape or form.
The uneducated are their own issue. It is their job to fix it.
A lot of people think god talks to them and the fact they can't figure out a flower is evidence for "him".

Cloud · 04-18-2007, 03:42 PM

I don't understand calculus. But hey! I did pretty well with the National Vocabulary Challenge.

Hime · 04-18-2007, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by rkzenrage

If someone does not actually know that we are not, never have been, or were meant to be, a democracy, that is not my problem in any way, shape or form.
The uneducated are their own issue. It is their job to fix it.
A lot of people think god talks to them and the fact they can't figure out a flower is evidence for "him".

You have said that you know that your style does not take emotion into account and you don't care if you offend people. So why are you continuing to argue about it?

glatt · 04-18-2007, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rkzenrage

...that is not my problem in any way, shape or form.
The uneducated are their own issue. It is their job to fix it.

If you are trying to make a point, and you write in a manner that offends your audience, then you sabotage your point. It is your problem.

Cloud · 04-18-2007, 04:03 PM

Right. It's far and away better to make your point in such as way as to lead the other person to think it was their idea! That way, they will cooperative instead of resentful for evermore.

That's not "handling people with kid gloves" to me--it's just common sense. Unfortunately, a lot of people (including me, okay?) lack basic common sense and communication skills.

04-18-2007, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

If you are trying to make a point, and you write in a manner that offends your audience, then you sabotage your point. It is your problem.

No argument, just refuting your point. I still see nothing offensive in my statement.

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Originally Posted by Cloud

I don't understand calculus. But hey! I did pretty well with the National Vocabulary Challenge.

I don't see how that is on point, but as long as you don't argue about calculus and/or get offended if you misunderstand discussions about it, good... that is what I was saying.

Cloud · 04-18-2007, 04:24 PM

and to think, nobody likes my beer launcher thread!

04-18-2007, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

I've fallen and I can't get up!

I'm getting one of those, probably not that company though.

Cloud · 04-18-2007, 05:51 PM

you're getting a panic button? or a beer launcher?

I usually hit the panic button AFTER using the beer launcer. 'Cause, you know--by then I really can't get up.

yuk yuk yuk!

04-18-2007, 10:13 PM

Panic button. I can no longer drink alcohol. When I did drink beer it was not in cans.

Cloud · 04-19-2007, 09:16 AM

. . . is to get the last word in.

NO! I mean . . . is to walk away from it.

Hyoi · 04-21-2007, 06:00 PM

I say the slash is straight. Everything else is leaning.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-23-2007, 10:13 PM

Dale Carnegie has produced thousands of smarmy, dishonest, devious, back-stabbing, businessmen.

04-24-2007, 04:46 PM

Can someone please explain to me why one gets bent when someone else disagrees with them?
It is not personal... it is just a different idea. Nothing else.
Do people really think that their opinions are who they are?
Opinions change every day just like facts do.

glatt · 04-24-2007, 04:50 PM

It's been explained to you before, but you didn't listen.

04-18-2007, 03:42 PM	#47
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I don't understand calculus. But hey! I did pretty well with the National Vocabulary Challenge. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

04-18-2007, 04:03 PM	#50
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Right. It's far and away better to make your point in such as way as to lead the other person to think it was their idea! That way, they will cooperative instead of resentful for evermore. That's not "handling people with kid gloves" to me--it's just common sense. Unfortunately, a lot of people (including me, okay?) lack basic common sense and communication skills. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

04-18-2007, 04:24 PM	#52
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	and to think, nobody likes my beer launcher thread! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

04-18-2007, 05:51 PM	#54
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	you're getting a panic button? or a beer launcher? I usually hit the panic button AFTER using the beer launcer. 'Cause, you know--by then I really can't get up. yuk yuk yuk! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

04-19-2007, 09:16 AM	#56
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	. . . is to get the last word in. NO! I mean . . . is to walk away from it. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

04-18-2007, 03:33 PM	#46
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	If someone does not actually know that we are not, never have been, or were meant to be, a democracy, that is not my problem in any way, shape or form. The uneducated are their own issue. It is their job to fix it. A lot of people think god talks to them and the fact they can't figure out a flower is evidence for "him".

04-18-2007, 10:13 PM	#55
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Panic button. I can no longer drink alcohol. When I did drink beer it was not in cans.

04-21-2007, 06:00 PM	#57
Hyoi Faithful Companion Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 188	I say the slash is straight. Everything else is leaning. __________________ When you stop trying to make sense of it all, it all begins to make sense.

04-23-2007, 10:13 PM	#58
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Dale Carnegie has produced thousands of smarmy, dishonest, devious, back-stabbing, businessmen. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-24-2007, 04:46 PM	#59
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Can someone please explain to me why one gets bent when someone else disagrees with them? It is not personal... it is just a different idea. Nothing else. Do people really think that their opinions are who they are? Opinions change every day just like facts do.

04-24-2007, 04:50 PM	#60
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	It's been explained to you before, but you didn't listen.

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