Re: every blue collar man has a closet full of shoes to go with every jumpsuitikkarus01August 11 2007, 03:27:12 UTC
Well, I already made my points about the actual subject in your previous post, and I'm already pretty clear on what you think. So now I'm discussing the manner of your delivery here and why it is, in fact, detrimental to your argument.
You don't have to be running for office to make a political statement. You used that analogy to try to explain why you think that particular proposal is better than the rest. It is a statement of politics with the goal of bringing others around to your side of the argument. I am simply pointing out why it was a poor choice of analogy to accomplish that goal.
You know, when I started this post, I swore I wasn't going to repeat this, because it's in danger of becoming pedantic. But what the hell:
What you MEAN is less important than what you SAY.
My only fear is that I'm going to accidentally groom you for a real shot at a political office someday. Considering how overwhelmingly different our views are on just about anything that matters, I don't think that getting you votes is in my best interests. But I'm a helper and I can't help it. It's a blessing and a curse. What can you do?
Re: every blue collar man has a closet full of shoes to go with every jumpsuitcaspian_xAugust 11 2007, 03:35:24 UTC
You know, you keep saying that MEAN and SAY business. Sorry, but I cry bullshit.
It's not what I SAY or what I MEAN that you hear. It's what you PERCEIVE and I can't do a damn thing about it.
All I can do say what I mean as clearly as I know how and hope that people interpret what I mean from what I say. If people choose not to, that's really not my problem.
Re: every blue collar man has a closet full of shoes to go with every jumpsuitikkarus01August 11 2007, 03:42:10 UTC
Well thank God for that. At least now I know you'll never get elected to anything. For a second there I was afraid you might start learning the rules. whew.
You don't have to be running for office to make a political statement. You used that analogy to try to explain why you think that particular proposal is better than the rest. It is a statement of politics with the goal of bringing others around to your side of the argument. I am simply pointing out why it was a poor choice of analogy to accomplish that goal.
You know, when I started this post, I swore I wasn't going to repeat this, because it's in danger of becoming pedantic. But what the hell:
What you MEAN is less important than what you SAY.
My only fear is that I'm going to accidentally groom you for a real shot at a political office someday. Considering how overwhelmingly different our views are on just about anything that matters, I don't think that getting you votes is in my best interests. But I'm a helper and I can't help it. It's a blessing and a curse. What can you do?
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It's not what I SAY or what I MEAN that you hear. It's what you PERCEIVE and I can't do a damn thing about it.
All I can do say what I mean as clearly as I know how and hope that people interpret what I mean from what I say. If people choose not to, that's really not my problem.
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Carry on.
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