Reply #29: There ARE absolutes in life.

[Selwynn]

And I didn't exactly call DUer's "ignorant" in the way you incinuate. The paragraph is:

I can't believe the unbelievably over the top things said about Rush today. The guy is a mean, hateful, ignorant man, but apparently so are most of you, based on the comments I've read - just for different reasons.

In other words, I'm not seeing much of a different attitude from the attitude that Rush has spent his life building an empire on. Criticism is not identical with hate. Negativity is not identical with hate. And the moment when we feel like we are above the need for criticism is the moment we might as well throw in the towel.

Hell, I am going to need criticism, in the future and I've needed it in the past. I wrote an apology two days ago for harsh words. And I bet I'll need called on the carpet again in the future. But I'm glad that happens.

And I believe standing up for what I believe to be right, even in the face of opposition, and rationally saying difficult things does actually in fact further the goals of both integrity and conciousness - far more than sitting silent on the sidelines.

You write an interesting and flowery response, that seems completely irrelevant. Of course I will not live up to my expectations - that does not mean I will LOWER my expectations! Of course we will not be perfect, but we can strive for precfection and by doing so elevate ourselves higher than we might come otherwise.

I definately have no desire to be patronizing to you, which is how your post effected me. I do wish you blessings, but we do not agree that there are no absolutes. We do not agree that it is not appropriate to speak honest criticism to friends. We do not agree that my post was not properly worded, nor that it further contributed to "hate." And we do not agree that since we may never be perfect we should not strive to live the best possible lives we can, and keep reaching closer and closer towards perfection.

In short, we fundamentally disagree. But I do wish you the best.