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mokawanis

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1. Cleese is a smart guy and he makes a good point

Reply to opiate69 (Original post)

Sat Feb 15, 2014, 09:16 PM

Feb 2014

Using mockery and insults to try to get people to change the way they think about a particular topic doesn't work. When one's response to differences in opinion is to vilify and denigrate the other person no progress is made, even though it may bring some satisfaction, along the lines of "well, I really put that asshole in their place!" When all you've got is snark and insults you're wasting your time, and more importantly, mine.

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John Cleese, on extremists. [View all] opiate69 Feb 2014 OP

Cleese is a smart guy and he makes a good point mokawanis Feb 2014 #1

Luckily, my ego is not so big that I feel it's my calling to go about opiate69 Feb 2014 #2

Well Said. bvar22 Feb 2014 #15

Along the same lines is scapegoating Major Nikon Feb 2014 #3

I'm thinking of an anagram... 3 letters... opiate69 Feb 2014 #5

Certainly there's that Major Nikon Feb 2014 #8

The NADERITES !!!! bvar22 Feb 2014 #16

I'm skeptical about whether Cleese wrote that DavidDvorkin Feb 2014 #4

it's a transcription of a video he did. opiate69 Feb 2014 #6

Nor would write "it's" instead of "its". nt valerief Feb 2014 #13

I'm down with this, and have actually had this attitude for quite some time. RiffRandell Feb 2014 #7

If I could go back to school and take a Philosophy oriented class.... Left Coast2020 Feb 2014 #9

Cleese on Palin is a CLASSIC.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #10

Spot on libodem Feb 2014 #12

And they are nowhere to be found in this thread... RC Feb 2014 #11

And, they all HATE this song. Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #14

Ouch, it must hurt to get nailed that accurately. nt Bonobo Feb 2014 #17

In a more prosaic way, extremism is akin to bully behavior. Eleanors38 Feb 2014 #18

"both suffering exquisite victimization, and relishing crowd-scattering victory" lumberjack_jeff Feb 2014 #20

Spiffing, absolutely spiffing I say Fumesucker Feb 2014 #19

Holy frijoles! How did this little ole thread get so many recs? opiate69 Feb 2014 #21

59 members have recommended this thread In_The_Wind Feb 2014 #22

Still not sure how it happened, because I don't see it on the greatest page.. But... opiate69 Feb 2014 #23

It only shows on the greatest page for 24 hours from the time of the original post. In_The_Wind Feb 2014 #24

Heh.. well.. after 12+ years, I'm still learning about this place. Cool! opiate69 Feb 2014 #25