Posted by SLS on August 4, 2013, at 14:35:58
In reply to Re: Lou's response-koelhectyve whill » Lou Pilder, posted by larry hoover on August 4, 2013, at 12:16:22
> BTW, scapegoating implies unmerited negative treatment of an individual or group. My remarks are about merited negative treatment, i.e. consequences arising from one's actual behaviour.
It appears that some people don't understand the whole scapegoating thing. Either that, or I don't understand it.
It has been suggested that I was scapegoating for writing the following:
"It also pains me to ponder the possibility that posting activity has dropped off significantly as Lou Pilder has been allowed to post exaggerations, over-generalizations, and accusations to a greater degree and frequency."
I continue to ponder this possibility. I don't yet know this to be a fact, though. Is this inquiry into cause and effect and the assignment of responsibility an attempt at scapegoating? I am not attempting any such thing. I have not knowingly assigned blame to someone who I know is not a causative agent.
- Scott
Some see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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