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- From: kevin@rotag.mi.org (Kevin Darcy)
- Subject: Re: Clarifying "Restrictions"
- Message-ID: <1993Jan3.143353.12173@rotag.mi.org>
- Organization: Who, me???
- References: <1993Jan2.035312.21354@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> <1993Jan2.223147.9477@rotag.mi.org> <1993Jan3.014047.9432@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
- Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 14:33:53 GMT
- Lines: 54
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- In article <1993Jan3.014047.9432@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> mcochran@nyx.cs.du.edu (Mark A. Cochran) writes:
- >In article <1993Jan2.223147.9477@rotag.mi.org> kevin@rotag.mi.org (Kevin Darcy) writes:
- >>In article <1993Jan2.035312.21354@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> mcochran@nyx.cs.du.edu (Mark A. Cochran) writes:
- >
- >>>You seem to have a hard time distinguishing between intentional
- >>>ignorance, and simply giving somebody a hard time.
- >>
- >>I find it far more effective to "give someone a hard time" by turning the
- >>spotlight on THEIR ignorance, than, as Keegan does, constantly turning the
- >>spotlight on HIS OWN ignorance, and hoping I'll eventually get annoyed by
- >>the display of illogic.
- >>
- >What eventually Kevin? You rise to the bait every single time, making
- >yourself look as petty as Kegan could wish. If you're so certain he's
- >wrong, then ignorethe comments, and stand on your merits. If you can't
- >do that, then perhaps Kegan is correct about you.
-
- Yeah, child psychology... "Ignore them and they'll go away" only works to a
- point, Mark. In particular, skilled propagandists like Keegan might be able
- to convince impressionable third parties of his irrational views if they go
- uncorrected, and that process tends to have a cumulative effect which CAN'T
- be ignored.
-
- Take this latest round, for instance. I'm not responding to any of Keegan's
- articles, so if Keegan were to spout his "'Kellmeyer and Darcy' are an
- individual" nonsense, and all third parties were to ignore him, then by
- default so would I. It was only due to the presence of an impressionable
- third party -- you -- that I felt obliged to post yet another correction.
- If you hadn't said anything, I wouldn't have responded. So, while you accuse
- _me_ of "taking the bait", it just so happens that it was you who
- unwittingly dangled it in the first place. Delicious irony.
-
- >>>Kevin, I presume you realise that if you did not react so predictably
- >>>to the baiting, it wouldn't be worth the effort of baiting you.
- >>
- >>I don't mind being baited, as long as each and every exchange shows the
- >>baiter to be more ignorant and immature than I am. Every time Keegan insists
- >>that "Kellmeyer and Darcy" is an "individual", he makes himself look stupider.
- >>I find that faintly amusing. My only "reaction" to the bait is to gingerly
- >>strip the surface layer from his propagandistic phrasings so as to reveal
- >>the basic stupidity of his claim, i.e. that "Kellmeyer and Darcy" is an
- >>"individual". What a loser...
- >>
- >You seem to be a bit confused here Kevin. Your reaction is to come out
- >screaming, reacting in *exactly* the way you are intended to.
-
- If you read my articles as "screaming", you need to adjust the sensitivity
- of your "receiver", Mark, 'cuz it's _awfully_ touchy...
-
- And here I was worrying that my refutation was too dry and academic. Harumph.
- Trying to tailor my prose to ever-changing Usenet audiences sometimes seems
- like trying to nail jelly to a tree...
-
- - Kevin
-