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In reply to the discussion: I'm not much of a gloater, but [View all]patrice
(47,992 posts)24. You know? IF you expect any effective collaboration on all of that, perhaps you should consider
how others think and feel about the last word in your post, "same".
Fundamentalism comes dressed in all kinds of clothes from what calls itself the "left" to the right, extremes both, and the thing that all such absolutists have in common is a tendency toward fascism and, hence, an inability to recognize any truths other than their own, so, sad to say I predict that you won't give one thought to why anyone would honestly differ on your use of that phrase "the same", which is too bad, because it puts your personal power issues ahead of the truth and, thus, warps, with exclusion, whatever good you hope to accomplish.
Perhaps you should ask yourself what your honest priorities are.
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Show me a picture of war criminals in prison (a genuine photo), and I'll gloat with you.
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#3
You know? IF you expect any effective collaboration on all of that, perhaps you should consider
patrice
Nov 2012
#24