Reply #37: Serious is overrated, imo

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I like irony. I see a lot of irony in the posts Goobergunch listed. I see a lot of irony in the bashing posts.

Sometimes I wish there were more intelligent discussion in the candidate threads. I get sick of the bashing and name-calling. When I'm sick of it I ignore those threads and move on.

I wouldn't put anybody on ignore just for expressing an inflamatory opinion. It takes me a long time to get to know somebody. Meeting a strong intellect or a strong heart is a pleasure to me, but that's not always revealed in "honest" posts. Sarcasm and fury are also revealing. Lies can be revealing, intentionally so.

A lot of debate (I'd say language itself but I don't want to get into an argument), debate works through call and response. I heard your call. I responded with a contrary view. I could have said "me too," but unless I intended to modify my me too, I'd be embarrassed at the aolishness, like I'm embarrassed when I post lol--but, hey, I'm a champion of laughter. It's disruptive. I like that. lol--NOT.

Anyway, there are more and less nice ways of being contrary. I'd like to say "me too" but I can't bring myself to capitulate to the forces of anti-contrarianism.

Once I posted a thread in gd entitled "Parrhesia is the cause of my unpopularity." Well, it wasn't really a thread. Nobody posted to it. It would have been about a Cornel West speech about political discourse and the need for intellectual and spiritual contributions. Oh well. Don't want to overanalyze that one. I'll just say that personally I prefer being offered an argument to being ignored. Even if I have to make it up in my head--(Nicholas, don't project anything into this, you've been preempted ;-)).

Therefore, for all these reasons, I contest your seriousness, DagmarK. I reject your call for unity as un(D)emocratic. It is hemlock to me, and I ain't going out like that. The mirrortext: .era ouy sa yltcaxe emoc esaelp ;murof setadidnac eht ot etubirtnoc esealP



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