In article ,
EpsomMafia@Sicilia.net (Dave \(Sgt. Pepper\)) wrote:

> > Do you really think that anyone cares enough about you to hate 
> > you?
> 
> From my position in the public gallery, you seem to be doing a 
> passable impression of one who does Jon.  Just why do you continue 
> to respond to his jibes?

I don't care about him, Dave. I do care that his bigoted, sneering
attitude goes unchallenged and that he thinks he can lie, bluster and
attempt to ridicule his way through any challenge to his posts. But hate
him? No. Hate's far too strong an emotion to waste on a plonker like
Follett. Contempt's about the limit he can hope for, from me.

> The moment one resorts to personal insults, the argument is lost.

I'm afraid I can't find my copy of the universal, argument rule book so I
can't check the voracity of that statement. :-)

I'm not much of a one for arbitrary rules, anyway, and don't really give
a toss whether people think I've 'won' or 'lost' an exchange of opinions.
Mostly because I'm not in the slightest bit competitive, so don't see
things in terms of winners and losers.

However, it's just occurred to me that Follett may have the same idea and
that could be why he keeps insisting, despite proof to the contrary, that
he doesn't 'do' personal insults.

> I know because I've been guilty of it far too many times myself.  
> Good fun though isn't it    ;o)

It can sometimes prove quite satisfying, it must be said.

Jon.

"Jon O'Brien"  wrote in message 
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> In article ,
> EpsomMafia@Sicilia.net (Dave \(Sgt. Pepper\)) wrote:
>
>> > Do you really think that anyone cares enough about you to hate
>> > you?
>>
>> From my position in the public gallery, you seem to be doing a
>> passable impression of one who does Jon.  Just why do you continue
>> to respond to his jibes?
>
> I don't care about him, Dave. I do care that his bigoted, sneering
> attitude goes unchallenged and that he thinks he can lie, bluster and
> attempt to ridicule his way through any challenge to his posts. But hate
> him? No. Hate's far too strong an emotion to waste on a plonker like
> Follett. Contempt's about the limit he can hope for, from me.
>
>
Oh go on, hate him you know you want to, it'll make you feel better

Steve Terry
--
Get a free Three 3pay Sim with £2 bonus after £10 top up
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On 07 Nov 2009, "Steve Terry"  wrote:

> "Jon O'Brien"  wrote in message 
> news:memo.20091106185425.7052A@here.there.everywhere.co.uk...
>> In article ,
>> EpsomMafia@Sicilia.net (Dave \(Sgt. Pepper\)) wrote:
>>
>>> > Do you really think that anyone cares enough about you to hate
>>> > you?
>>>
>>> From my position in the public gallery, you seem to be doing a
>>> passable impression of one who does Jon.  Just why do you continue
>>> to respond to his jibes?
>>
>> I don't care about him, Dave. I do care that his bigoted, sneering
>> attitude goes unchallenged and that he thinks he can lie, bluster and
>> attempt to ridicule his way through any challenge to his posts. But
>> hate him? No. Hate's far too strong an emotion to waste on a plonker
>> like Follett. Contempt's about the limit he can hope for, from me.
>>
>>
> Oh go on, hate him you know you want to, it'll make you feel better
> 
> Steve Terry
> --
> Get a free Three 3pay Sim with £2 bonus after £10 top up
> http://freeagent.three.co.uk/stand/view/id/5276 
> 
> 
> 

"There is perhaps no phenomenon which contains so much destructive
feeling as moral indignation, which permits envy or hate to be acted out
under the guise of virtue." (Erich Fromm)