Posted by OddipusRex on April 10, 2003, at 15:37:40
In reply to Civility determination Bob?, posted by OddipusRex on April 10, 2003, at 14:15:30
How I slipped the surly bonds truth
And kissed the ass of folly
Here's a paradox: Absolute monarchs in our society are supposedly evil. The definition of an absolute monarch is a person who has Rex at the end of his name. Yet our poster OddipusRex has Rex at the end of his name.Our poster OddipusRex is not an absolute monarch? This is not about power and control?>
I offer this sad story in hopes of preventing someone else from coming to this sad end.I was once an innocent young poster who only wanted to do good and here I am evil.
I think my first mistake was overgeneralization. I slipped further off the narrow path with faulty definitions. And maybe I could have saved myself by looking for differences which would invalidate my parallel before I just kept going.
The flames are licking at my feet. Repent I ask you young and innocent posters before you meet my fate.
I have modeled this closely after the post you found acceptable about parallels between terrorists and allied forces. I am struggling to understand your requirements for civility. Please tell me if this acceptable. Thanks.
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