I read your 'stuff' above, and your 'info', and I like you already.
As for me, I am libertarian to the point of being an anarchist. Not the bomb-throwing, property destroying type who likes to mess with other peoples' lives, but rather the an-archy type.
Though I am not a devout objectivist ala Rand, I dig her and think she was damn cool. I watched a Biography Channel thingie about her a few years back. Quite the woman. A real challenge...I like that in a person.
If you decide you want to know anything specific about me, just ask. If not, 'sokay too.
Trust? Hell yeah. That is the only way a free culture can be successful. Not that you have to trust everyone, but rather, you associate with those you do trust.
I would be glad to read anything you feel comfortable offering.
Nice to semi-meet you Miche.
DC Collins :) Full-blown Crazed Radical Libertarian
-=-=-=-=- To expect the state to protect you is to be a bystander in your own fate. Mark Steyn
^.^ You'll like the entries I gave you access to too, called People Watching. They're all tagged, so just click on the "people watching" tag and you'll have all of them right there for you to see.
Thank you very much for getting in touch - I'm certain that your feedback will be very insightful - if you have the time, given your current workload for classes. Have a fantastic everyday - and welcome! =D
Naw, you're not an open book - I just never judge a book by its cover, and always look deeper than prima facia. I've been evaluating you since last night, reading what you have here, your profile, your journal - I tend to garner very much from very little, and you have a great deal more than very little for me to see. I saw certain consistencies and constants, which happened to be the consistencies and constants I look for in every new relationship before giving any amount of trust.
You earned a good deal of trust because you were invited to see my People Watchers posts. Not just anyone gets that honor - only people who can truly appreciate every facet of the world around them is given the opportunity to read my deepest thoughts. I'm not self-aggrandizing though, I just don't want some vengeful person figuring out how all the cogs and gears in my brain work, and using it against me or emailing the things I say to someone who either didn't care to see it or otherwise wouldn't have been able to see it.
Objectivity (final interruption to my LJ vacation)halbailmanMarch 8 2007, 07:58:56 UTC
I see a theme here, and I realized there are certain things that will never heal. I am sorry to say, that I have lost my friend and brother whom I've been trying to heal things over with. I have admitted my faults; however I have given him the appropriate amount of line in respect to the situation, and insead of accepting it with grace. He proceeds to say more than the circumstances allow. I've been catching up on his journal and MS blogs. I cannot forgive him. He has done far more damage than I find forgiveable. I don't wish this to be the case, the case itself simply manifested for me once I caught up. I have lost a friend and brother in which whom I've known for over a decade. Never mix friends and business. It only turns out bad, and in this case permanently, and with permanent loss. Objectivity is a quality I look for in everyone. For whatever reason, if someone is incapable of acting in a completely objective manner, and spins more rope than I gave them while proceeding to attempt to hang me with it I will refuse to
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Re: Objectivity (final interruption to my LJ vacation)faucon9March 8 2007, 13:48:43 UTC
I thought the same thing when you reacted emotionally! He is just really really hurt, just as you are and were. I haven't forgiven you, but I -am- giving you the benefit of the doubt and waiting until I can see consistency. Once you consistently prove that you are working to rectify the traits which caused you to do the things which were unforgivable - THEN I will be able to forgive you. Get it?
-You- went well beyond what the situation warranted in our case. -He- only wants to be forgiven too!
You can't hold it against someone when they make the same mistake you did once! Some people just take a little longer to learn their lessons. Have patience with them. I am, and aren't you thankful for that?
Re: Objectivity (final interruption to my LJ vacation)halbailmanMarch 8 2007, 15:05:15 UTC
One, the level of detail he gave, what I read in the blogs, and everything put together. He was going to do it. This is beyond anything.
As far as my behavior towards you, you have a symbolic point, I do acknowledge it. It is something I regret, and I'm sorry.
You've been too good a friend. I appreciate the caliber of person you are in this regard.
I don't associate with people who clearly state they literally wanted me dead, and tell me how they were going to accomplish said goal. That's not venting.
It's one thing, when someone says, "I'm gonna kill you!!!" out of anger.
It's another thing when someone gives you a series of intricate steps they'd follow to kill you, and things being what they are, to know said series intricate steps have a good probability of working.
Re: Objectivity (final interruption to my LJ vacation)faucon9March 8 2007, 15:18:52 UTC
So what? Isn't he calming down now? Yes he got very angry at you, and I agree he probably went way too far - but it is an over-reaction, and so long as he doesn't actually -try- to kill you, I say don't over-react in return!
I can't trust you not to try and ruin my life just as much as you can't trust him not to try and kill you.
I am treating you the same way you should treat him.
Let him know you don't trust him. Let him know that once you see consistently acted upon virtues that you see as honorable, that you will be able to forgive him, and perhaps trust him again in time. Keep him at arm's length until you know beyond a shadow of a doubt that he will not try to kill you.
But don't say any of this now! He's still too hot, okay? Just keep calm, keep your head on your shoulders, and keep him at arm's length. Don't talk about it, just do it - and when he is capable of talking to you with a level head, THEN let him know what your intentions are, and why you are keeping him at arm's legnth. Not now. It's too soon.
Re: Objectivity (final interruption to my LJ vacation)halbailmanMarch 8 2007, 15:27:43 UTC
I understand the trust issues. This is serious enough, I'm going to go out on a limb, and say, it doesn't matter. Someone with that kind of determination isn't going to have anything good happen for anyone. We should all be scared, because the one wrong thing that happens can push this. I'm going to resort to beggging, I'm not kidding, please take this seriously. I understand your hesitation, and respect why it's there. This is not a time for it.
As for me, I am libertarian to the point of being an anarchist. Not the bomb-throwing, property destroying type who likes to mess with other peoples' lives, but rather the an-archy type.
Though I am not a devout objectivist ala Rand, I dig her and think she was damn cool. I watched a Biography Channel thingie about her a few years back. Quite the woman. A real challenge...I like that in a person.
If you decide you want to know anything specific about me, just ask. If not, 'sokay too.
Trust? Hell yeah. That is the only way a free culture can be successful. Not that you have to trust everyone, but rather, you associate with those you do trust.
I would be glad to read anything you feel comfortable offering.
Nice to semi-meet you Miche.
DC Collins :)
Full-blown Crazed Radical Libertarian
-=-=-=-=-
To expect the state to protect you is to be a bystander in your own fate.
Mark Steyn
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Thank you very much for getting in touch - I'm certain that your feedback will be very insightful - if you have the time, given your current workload for classes. Have a fantastic everyday - and welcome! =D
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You earned a good deal of trust because you were invited to see my People Watchers posts. Not just anyone gets that honor - only people who can truly appreciate every facet of the world around them is given the opportunity to read my deepest thoughts. I'm not self-aggrandizing though, I just don't want some vengeful person figuring out how all the cogs and gears in my brain work, and using it against me or emailing the things I say to someone who either didn't care to see it or otherwise wouldn't have been able to see it.
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-You- went well beyond what the situation warranted in our case. -He- only wants to be forgiven too!
You can't hold it against someone when they make the same mistake you did once! Some people just take a little longer to learn their lessons. Have patience with them. I am, and aren't you thankful for that?
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You tried to ruin my life - which may as well be killing me!
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As far as my behavior towards you, you have a symbolic point, I do acknowledge it. It is something I regret, and I'm sorry.
You've been too good a friend. I appreciate the caliber of person you are in this regard.
I don't associate with people who clearly state they literally wanted me dead, and tell me how they were going to accomplish said goal. That's not venting.
It's one thing, when someone says, "I'm gonna kill you!!!" out of anger.
It's another thing when someone gives you a series of intricate steps they'd follow to kill you, and things being what they are, to know said series intricate steps have a good probability of working.
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I can't trust you not to try and ruin my life just as much as you can't trust him not to try and kill you.
I am treating you the same way you should treat him.
Let him know you don't trust him. Let him know that once you see consistently acted upon virtues that you see as honorable, that you will be able to forgive him, and perhaps trust him again in time. Keep him at arm's length until you know beyond a shadow of a doubt that he will not try to kill you.
But don't say any of this now! He's still too hot, okay? Just keep calm, keep your head on your shoulders, and keep him at arm's length. Don't talk about it, just do it - and when he is capable of talking to you with a level head, THEN let him know what your intentions are, and why you are keeping him at arm's legnth. Not now. It's too soon.
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