JOE IS MISINTERPRETED | 2006-01-30
Joe is experiencing our usual difficulty.
I keep misinterpreting what he is saying and he thinks I CAN'T be that dumb.
Joe, old buddy, you underestimate me. I spent many years in academia. I am capable of depths of stupidity that would leave you in awe.
Often something I see in your writings relates to a general point I want to address. Please, Joe, I can only spend so much space on disclaimers without boring the other readers.
I said up front that it would be both tiresome and untrue to accuse you of getting your ideas from Ayn Rand. Then I went on to talk about THEM.
Your replies are here, in full, in comments.
I quote you about my manipulating people below.
But I do NOT disagree. If one is trying to get others to followone's way of thinking, it can be called teaching or manipulation.
In fact, I am the one who keeps bitching about the education establishment manipulating people and calling it education, so I can't really claim exemption from the same rule.
To the enemy, my educationis his manipulation. To enemy genuinely belives that their Righteous Resentment is not simple hatred. I try not to fool myself.
I make the reservations when I discuss the things that what you say make me think of. Nobody thinks you are an Objectivist or any other kind of Wordist.
What you say is here TWICE, once in your original comment, which I quote IN FULL, and in any reply you wish to make. If, after all that, anybody, including me, still doesn't understand your point, it's not your concern.
The only reason this could worry you is if you are worried about how you look to people who simply can't quite get what you're saying. I doubt seriously whether that keeps you awake at night.
Joe, there are damned few people onthis planet who are worth talking with. You are one and I am another. So, as you say, we're having fun, so stop worrying about Bob's bumbling.