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On Mon, 31 May 1999 23:10:10 GMT, Mike Stanley uttered the following
profundities...
<snipped for brevity>
> So is a scumbag's life worth any of my possesions? Nope. My
> possesions are worth a lot more to me. If the scumbag's life meant
> something to him, he should have picked another line of work.
>
> May sound harsh, but who is to tell me that I owe some loser who would
> violate my home anything?
Perhaps I might have worded it more specifically, such as you surprise
a burglar, wearing shorts, no shirt, holding a tv or castle in
both hands, and very obviously not holding a weapon. :)
> > A relief that you claim to be a responsible gun owner. No
> > doubt instilled in you from your army service. Of less
>
> Well, I actually don't "claim" to be a responsible gun owner. I've
> owned firearms for 6 years now, never used them on another living
> thing even once, even when presented with angry people and when
> feeling a little bit of anger myself. I am a responsible gun owner.
You are, you claim, whatever. I am not in a position to validate,
and confirm, by yours or anyone elses standards of what may
constitue "responsible." However, "knowing" you as I do, plus
the fact that you did military service, leads me to believe
that you are in fact, responsible.
> > relief is your unrestrained hostility and criticism on any
> > views and opinions, not necessarily restricted to this
> > thread.
>
> This is a highly charged topic, and you yourself admitted to posting
> things that were intentionally controversial. If you say things to
> inflame, be prepared for the heat. Otherwise, well, the kitchen door
> is always open.
Heat isn't a problem. Heat was desired. Use of controversial postings was
designed to bring out more people, such as those that might prefer
to sit on the fence. I have been around RTL/Lugnet long enough to know
how the regulars will react, but some of those sit on the fence, now,
too. I was really upset Jesse didn't jump in. Probably just tired of
being the Jolly Jingoist!:) Or content to let others say much the same.
There was originally a smiley with the above statement, BTW. The intent
was to provoke a response, just to see the reaction. So I removed it!
>
> I am extremely opinionated. I'm also almost always right (haven't
> quite attained Larry's level of perfection yet). Nature and history
> don't combine to make me come across as filled with sweetness and nice
> when it comes to discussing controversial issues.
We all are. So is everyone. Everyone has a different method.
>
> You're entitled to your opinion on this and every other issue. You're
> also entitled to be wrong, which you almost certainly are if you
> disagree about the substantive issues that Larry, John, myself, and a
> few others have discussed.
I am not wrong, and nor are you. We just live in different circumstances,
which leads us to believe that we are wrong, and we are right.
> As for hostility, I'd say that's a bit off. Hostility (to me) implies
> anger and almost a desire to hurt someone. I haven't been angry
> enough to want to hurt anyone for a long time.
Well, to some, some responses seem angry. Anger doesn't
always lead to hurting someone! Hostility also means opposition, BTW,
though not how I had actually used it.
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