Posted by dinah 2 on May 26, 2002, at 7:10:20
In reply to Re: Civility and Jesus » Ron Hill, posted by Zo on May 24, 2002, at 19:51:35
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> There's all kinds of ways to be uncivil. I'd personally rather someone speak their feelings, no matter how harsh, than to have this awful abiding sense. . .which I do, here. . that someone is being deeply uncivil whilst carefully wording things so as to seem not to be. I could be wrong, as I said. But I thought I'd let you know how unfriendly this sort of thing can feel, from the other side. Like, this is not somebody I feel like I could talk to, this is not somebody it feels like would hear me. Something I think women tend to especially sense.Funny you should say that Zo. I've often had the same feeling myself, when people wrap their unkindness in feigned concern and mask it with humor. I'm glad you brought out this important point.
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