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Gawdzilla wrote:

Red Katie wrote:Read it again:

PC answers are fine, I don't expect anything else.

The self-superior, patronizing tone is blatant.

It was an acknowledgment of your default position.

Insults on top of insults. You can all go to hell.

Read it again:

PC answers are fine, I don't expect anything else.

The self-superior, patronizing tone is blatant.

Two further points: Why does Gawdzilla get a pass on his personal insult to me? And if you're going to threaten me, don't do it in the manner of a teacher talking to a child.

That makes me the person who can read plain English. "Politically correct" is always an insult. It accuse me of not thinking for myself. "I don't expect anything else" is self-superior and arrogant, as a teacher speaking to a child he doesn't like. I reiterate: Kiss my ass. Please stop reiterating ...

Now who's a mind-reader? You impute both actions and motive.

That makes me the person who can read plain English. "Politically correct" is always an insult. It accuse me of not thinking for myself. "I don't expect anything else" is self-superior and arrogant, as a teacher speaking to a child he doesn't like. I reiterate: Kiss my ass. It's not my fault if you...

That makes me the person who can read plain English. "Politically correct" is always an insult. It accuse me of not thinking for myself. "I don't expect anything else" is self-superior and arrogant, as a teacher speaking to a child he doesn't like.

I reiterate: Kiss my ass.

Sure. You can make personal remarks and it's fine. And that was an arrogant, offensive remark, meant to belittle. Actually, it was just pointing out that you are holding the Politically Correct position, and I didn't expect you to change that. Actually, it was an attempt to belittle. I gave it the ...

Sure. You can make personal remarks and it's fine. And that was an arrogant, offensive remark, meant to belittle.

In context: I've killed people before, into triple figures. You know as well as I do there are contexts where we are expected to kill and contexts where it isn't permitted. Killing someone because he exercises his right to free speech isn't permitted. This is how we keep a civilized society. If all...

What judgment? You've confessed a willingness to murder. We don't need a judge. We need a constable to pick you up and a jailer to lock you away from civilized society.

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JimC wrote:

Rum wrote:

Red Katie wrote:Shot in the knee and in the shoulder. Crippled for life. That'll learn him.

I am sure you are being ironic (hope so!)

Not at all. Am I ever? If he broke in the man's house, he's lucky he's alive.

Shot in the knee and in the shoulder. Crippled for life. That'll learn him.

He's just another loudmouth. Why all the animus?