No wonder there's a problem

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blindswelledrat

25,257 posts

231 months

Friday 29th April 2016
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ATG said:
Yup. It's certainly a stupid approach. Doesn't necessarily mean they're actually thick. A lot of people are unnerved by uncertainty. They want there to be simple answers.
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Fair point, although is it really any different?
Aren't we all a little unnerved by uncertainty and don't we all want simple answers? Assuming we do all fall into this category, what is the difference between someone who accepts that it is inevitable and there aren't simple answers and someone who gets angry about it and thinks that one line sound bites and single sentences that begin "what we need to do is.." will solve an issue?

ATG

20,485 posts

271 months

Friday 29th April 2016
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Dunno. It's a grey area. We could offer them the choice of stupidity or emotional incontinence perhaps?

Mr_B

10,480 posts

242 months

Friday 29th April 2016
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blindswelledrat said:
Mr_B said:
I hate the use of those smilie things, but in this case I was tempted for a 'pot and kettle' one.
I have an entrenched view in pretty much nothing.
I realise that to the belligerent thick I appear to have, but that is merely the fact that the only way to counter their entrenched view is to argue the opposite to them.
I don't even bother with that any more. It's too boring and it is so evident that people like you are incapable of processing any information that doesn't conform to your prejudices.
I deal with what you've said in the past to others and to myself. In that you have an entrenched view of linking everything you don't like to racism , xenophobia etc etc. Others might not know that I've been on the receiving end of it, so to hear you bigging yourself up as some moderate sage who doesn't write with a prejudice, is something that makes me throw up.

NWTony

2,847 posts

227 months

Saturday 30th April 2016
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iphonedyou said:
Adam Ansel. He seems unable (or, if not, unwilling) to frame coherent prose so resorts to pictures.

It's really quite odd.
I tried to tell him, I even did some research for him, but would he listen??? smile

Then I got an e-mail telling me my posts broke PH rules, which is a bit unfair. I understand why the thread was closed, but they could have sent an honest e-mail saying the thread has been deleted instead of saying I'd posted something objectionable.