A slap from Gregor Samsa
Have you ever wanted to write about one thing, and then gotten sidetracked into doing something else? Well that's exactly what happened to the Scary Monster. Me will get to the post me wanted to post, but before that can happen me needs to get something offa me scaley chest.
Before me sets down to write on me blog, me checks out what's happening with you guys. Me feels that it's important to touch base with others before me starts on any selfish endeavors.
About a week ago Me discoverd a post that troubled me (check it out here) . Me left a comment and I hope you read the entire post and ensuing comments before continuing here, go on check it out, Me will be here when you return....
OK now Me understands that me ain't a historian, but that weren't the point. All me wanted the writer to do was to take things with the seriousness they deserved. If one wants to write about their opinions of the war that's fine. You can't find two intelligent people who will agree on every aspect of it anyway, but if your going to do it while being distracted by a movie than it might just be better to either turn off the computer or the tv set. Me thinks that this be a terrible disservice to the brave men and women who risk their lives beliving that they are preserving the very freedom that gave you the blog , the movie and the home you watch it in.
Help me out here. Me often has a problem with people cause me is an ornery Bastid but I don't feel like me was disrespectful to the writer. If Me was let me know. In fact, let me know what you think about the whole ball of wax. Me really wants to learn more about what you think about this.
See ya tomorrow.
STOMP!
Me never too old to be taught new tricks.
10 comments:
I hate the war in Iraq more than I could put into words, but I never have lost respect for those fighting. I blame the failures on those doing the planning. Those fighting are doing the best they can with the limited resources we are providing them. To give too much would be to admit we are in a war. The blogger also had some valid points, but he was using them to justify his bigotry instead of looking at things for how they really are.
Yes, all human beings are not evolved to the same point. That is just logical. If you believe in evolution (and I do), and evoution is dictated by the circumstances of survival, then it is logical that with a world as large as this one that all humans did not begin evolving at the same time in history. It is a safe assumption to also say that cross-breeding and inbreeding has also caused major changes in the evolutionary progress of humanity. There are different types of every other species on this planet so of course there are going to be different species of human. Human is dog and then we define what type of dog we are. The author of the blog assumed that we must be the top of evolution and the middle east must be at the bottom. Truth is, the middle east has been evolving longer than we have. America is the teenager of the world. Where other nations have been around hundreds or thousands of years, we have been around 240 years. Like all teenagers we think we know better than those foolish old people. We need to realize that they did not get old by accident.
Sorry to ramble.
I won't try to embellish upon what Kanrei said. He said it very well, and his opinion pretty much expresses mine. Thus, I'll just keep this short and sweet: I hate the war (I hate ALL wars) but I have immense respect for those sent to fight it. They have no choice; they must follow orders. And they're doing the best job they can do in the face of growing tensions at home and abroad and with what are proving to be very limited resources. I have young family members in Iraq and Afghanistan and while I'd like to see an end to the war ASAP, I support THEM every step of the way.
Truly well thought out and eloquent comments on war and wars. Me be in accord with what both of you have said. Me should also state that me is not opposed to military response in defense of a nation and it's people. There are times when one must stand up to protect it's people and way of life from agressive forces.
Me question was: Were me rude in the way me adressed the woman or were me mistaken in any of the facts Me presented. If Me did deliver me messege without tact or respect Me owes her an apology; same goes iffin me facts were unsupportable.
P.S. You guys are great!!!!!
I am only a mirror my friend. Any greatness is reflected off of you.
I do not think you were rude. You were challenging and a statement like that should be challenged. It needed more context as far as where the person was coming from. Was it racist or just observant? You were fine.
Besides, a scary monster need a little fear in their STOMP!
LOL, I finally stomped =-D
My friend,you did the right thing. It saddens me that there are so many people who shoot their mouths off without knowing what they are talking about.
FYI there were some military actions that were based on religion, but not wholly so. The problems in Northern Ireland were and are religious but they were political to the same extent.
Scary, I thought you lent some sense to their ramblings and if I had written that mess I would have stopped and thought long and hard about what you said there. The best part about blogs is saying your piece and then learning from your commentors. I don't think the people you were dealing with on that blog were mature hence the "whatever" comment. Sounds about 15 to me. You were polite and thoughtful. They were rude and "scary."
Scary M,
In the case of this particular woman, I think your frustration w/ her lack of ability to discourse thoughtfully or appropriately is only tormenting yourself. I couldn't help noticing she wrote that post half a year ago (is that right?), and only ever posted a few times. I'm surprised she even responded to your comment at all. I think what you're objecting to, what's sticking in your scaly craw, as it were, is the manner in which she behaved, not whether she had a differing (limited, shortsighted, bigoted, or naive) viewpoint or opinion. Her opinion is secondary to her treatment of you.
It takes courage on your part to keep putting yourself out there in the world, expressing opinions and dissenting views. It rarely makes one popular, I've noticed. I'm still avoiding blogs I commented on and got sneered at, to save myself the torment of reliving the snubs. There're plenty of people I enjoy talking to...I think I'll use my time on that.
Don't let it turn you off. As I said on another friend's blog the other day, "Discussion=Good".
Only, not everybody's capable of true discourse.
Thank you stompy much for your comments.
Me dislikes rudness and feared that Me was acting in an ill mannered way. littlebird blue; you are exactly correct about the initial writer of the post. I hadn't checked on the date. Theperson who wrote the piece is a regular contributor to other blogs and me simply, wrongly assumed that the commentary was recent. Me will do me best to never let such an embarrassing oversight happen again. The problem Me had was with another person entirely. The author of the post never even answered me; it was a different person who picked up the gauntlet, then let it dropin a most unsatisfactory manner.
To be completely honest Me now wonders about the connection between religion and war. How many wars were truly and sigularly started in defence of religious beliefs. Curious me is about this...
NYD came close on northern Ireland, are there any others? Hmmmmm
Final note All of you folks really made me day. Even if you had disagreed with me you would have helped me along the path.
Stomp.
Isn't Blogger a place where anyone can write out pretty much anything they feel...and put it out there for the whole world to read? If the wrter allows comments...then the reader has a right to comment.
It's obvious that the writer of that particular blog was indeed insensed and needed to vent. I myself don't happen to share her views..but you can certainly read the passion in her words...
Your reply was well written and thoughtful...I didn't gleen you wanting to argue or "be right"
If a blogger allows comments on his/her blog then they are saying they are open to replies..and all a commenter can do is let the writer know what Their own personal experience of the words are..it touched a nerve with you too...I think that's good thing.
Scary-
I didn't think you were rude...
I think that some writers (and note- the person who responded to you was not the author of the post) feel that "tact" is not necessary in a written response.
When faced with that lack of tact- we think that perhaps we said something offensive- when we didn't.
Your words stand alone- as do your manners...
At the end of the day- regardless of our political leanings- our "Integrity" is all we really have.
And that is what makes us civilized~
You are pretty advanced for a monster :)
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