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_moksha
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Post by _moksha »

wenglund wrote:I used to do this same sort of thing with the online antagonist against my faith. In relation to them, I posted pictures of Dumb & Dumber, Beavis and Butthead, Chicken Little, Alfred E Newman, Ruth Buzzy hitting Art Carney with her purse, etc.

But, I have since, for the most part, matured and corrected the character flaws and the cognitive distortions driving that need to disparage others in that juvenile way.

However, at the time, I posted the pictures directly to the individuals themselves so they could respond in-kind if they wished, rather smearing them behind their back on a board where I knew they didn't participate. Such a behavior would have been even too low for me then.

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I really didn't mean to disparage them Wade, just have a little fun. I do have to plead guilty to the juvenile part. The eternal child in me yearns to express itself.

Man, I admire your maturity, you obviously do not hop into subject matter where fools tread.
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Post by _wenglund »

Mister Scratch wrote:
wenglund wrote:I used to do this same sort of thing with the online antagonist against my faith. In relation to them, I posted pictures of Dumb & Dumber, Beavis and Butthead, Chicken Little, Alfred E Newman, Ruth Buzzy hitting Art Carney with her purse, etc.

But, I have since, for the most part, matured and corrected the character flaws and the cognitive distortions driving that need to disparage others in that juvenile way.

However, at the time, I posted the pictures directly to the individuals themselves so they could respond in-kind if they wished, rather smearing them behind their back on a board where I knew they didn't participate. Such a behavior would have been even too low for me then.

Thanks, -Wade Englund-


Nothing is happening "behind juliann's back", Wade. That you would think that is clearly a cog. distortion.


I wasn't aware that Juliann was a participant on this board. What screen name has she been posting under?

Also, I wasn't aware that the posts about her above were directed specifically to her. Can you explain why you think that they were?

More to the point, what would "behind Juliann's back" look like to you, if not when talking about her on a board where she is not a participant?

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Post by _beastie »

Wade, all someone like you, who is on a higher plane in terms of morality, intellect, logic, clarity, and self-actualization can do is to put your light on a hill. Let it shine and hope that those who are inferior to your character and moral traits will be inspired and emulate you one day.

by the way, I thought you were a right-winger. Is it an insult to say that Pahoran reminds me of Dick Cheney and Juliann reminds me of Anne Coulter? Shouldn't a right-winger view that as a compliment?
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Post by _wenglund »

moksha wrote:
wenglund wrote:I used to do this same sort of thing with the online antagonist against my faith. In relation to them, I posted pictures of Dumb & Dumber, Beavis and Butthead, Chicken Little, Alfred E Newman, Ruth Buzzy hitting Art Carney with her purse, etc.

But, I have since, for the most part, matured and corrected the character flaws and the cognitive distortions driving that need to disparage others in that juvenile way.

However, at the time, I posted the pictures directly to the individuals themselves so they could respond in-kind if they wished, rather smearing them behind their back on a board where I knew they didn't participate. Such a behavior would have been even too low for me then.

Thanks, -Wade Englund-


I really didn't mean to disparage them Wade, just have a little fun.


I used to see it the same way. But, I later realized that what I said in jest, was often taken in earnest--and for good reason.

Additionally, I thought it in my interest to be more honest with myself and to own-up to the fact that while it was oft meant in jest, there was an underlining intent to disparage. After all, given the unflattering images that I CHOSE, how could it not have been intentionally disparaging?

Besides not going behind the people's back with that seemingly benign form of mocking and teasing, I also was disinclined to do such things when others were piling on and ganging up on certain people. I suppose that partucular revulsion can be traced back to my days in kindergarten where a girl in my class had a problem with wetting her pants, and many of my classmates, and even to some degree my teacher, teased her mercilessly about it. That hurt her deeply, and for whatever reason, it hurt me to see her suffering that way. So, I made a concerted effort befriend and consol her--that is, until she was removed from school because of her blatter problem.

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Post by _wenglund »

beastie wrote:Wade, all someone like you, who is on a higher plane in terms of morality, intellect, logic, clarity, and self-actualization can do is to put your light on a hill. Let it shine and hope that those who are inferior to your character and moral traits will be inspired and emulate you one day.


Either that, or I could, as actually intended, simply voice some of the things I have learned in life so that others don't make the same mistakes I have.

by the way, I thought you were a right-winger. Is it an insult to say that Pahoran reminds me of Dick Cheney and Juliann reminds me of Anne Coulter? Shouldn't a right-winger view that as a compliment?


Were it the "right-wing" politics that you were specifically referring to, then you may have a point. It wasn't...and so you don't.

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Post by _Lucretia MacEvil »

wenglund wrote:I used to do this same sort of thing with the online antagonist against my faith. In relation to them, I posted pictures of Dumb & Dumber, Beavis and Butthead, Chicken Little, Alfred E Newman, Ruth Buzzy hitting Art Carney with her purse, etc.

But, I have since, for the most part, matured and corrected the character flaws and the cognitive distortions driving that need to disparage others in that juvenile way.

However, at the time, I posted the pictures directly to the individuals themselves so they could respond in-kind if they wished, rather smearing them behind their back on a board where I knew they didn't participate. Such a behavior would have been even too low for me then.

Thanks, -Wade Englund-


Have you taken down your bigotry iniative site?
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Were it the "right-wing" politics that you were specifically referring to, then you may have a point. It wasn't...and so you don't.



So even right-wingers think Dick and Anne have offensive personalities?
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Post by _wenglund »

Lucretia MacEvil wrote:
wenglund wrote:I used to do this same sort of thing with the online antagonist against my faith. In relation to them, I posted pictures of Dumb & Dumber, Beavis and Butthead, Chicken Little, Alfred E Newman, Ruth Buzzy hitting Art Carney with her purse, etc.

But, I have since, for the most part, matured and corrected the character flaws and the cognitive distortions driving that need to disparage others in that juvenile way.

However, at the time, I posted the pictures directly to the individuals themselves so they could respond in-kind if they wished, rather smearing them behind their back on a board where I knew they didn't participate. Such a behavior would have been even too low for me then.

Thanks, -Wade Englund-


Have you taken down your bigotry iniative site?


No. Why do you ask?

Thanks, -Wade Englund-
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Post by _beastie »

Either that, or I could, as actually intended, simply voice some of the things I have learned in life so that others don't make the same mistakes I have.


Why yes, there's that too. One day we might all be like you. And what a paradise that will be.

by the way, I chose Dick and Anne because they are both extremely abrasive and even rude to people who challenge their claims. They also make statements that many other people believe are patently false. Yet, at the same time, they have ardent fans who believe they are good spokesmen for their cause.

Now I'm trying to figure out who the Rush Limbaugh of internet Mormonism is.
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Post by _Lucretia MacEvil »

wenglund wrote:
Lucretia MacEvil wrote:
wenglund wrote:I used to do this same sort of thing with the online antagonist against my faith. In relation to them, I posted pictures of Dumb & Dumber, Beavis and Butthead, Chicken Little, Alfred E Newman, Ruth Buzzy hitting Art Carney with her purse, etc.

But, I have since, for the most part, matured and corrected the character flaws and the cognitive distortions driving that need to disparage others in that juvenile way.

However, at the time, I posted the pictures directly to the individuals themselves so they could respond in-kind if they wished, rather smearing them behind their back on a board where I knew they didn't participate. Such a behavior would have been even too low for me then.

Thanks, -Wade Englund-


Have you taken down your bigotry iniative site?


No. Why do you ask?

Thanks, -Wade Englund-


Just wondering how far your personal evolution has actually taken you.
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