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The Natural Philosoph
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Bill B wrote:
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> You said Mr. Stuckle is a jerk. I disagree. He may occasionally act like
> a jerk, but that is a long way from being one. I act like a jerk now and
> then. That doesn't make me one as a matter of being.
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> I believe that Mr. Stuckle will see that he can accomplish what he wants
> through civil discourse, which usually takes a giant step forward when
> we don't take things personally. That's difficult, but can be
> accomplished with a little heavy lifting.
There is where I differ from you. Mr Stuckle achieves exactly what he
wants by behaving *exactly* like a jerk.
Like you, I once believed that it was a problem of communication, and if
patiently explained to, the dear little lamb might see the error of its
ways.
But Occam's razor dictates that if it acts like a jerk all the time,
whether or not it's the case, it's easiest to move on on the basic
working hypothesis that it *is* a jerk.
That being simply a container concept that encapsulates the arrogant
deliberate rudeness and inability to admit error, that goes with the
entity that presents itself here as 'Stuckle'.
The 'Stuckle' is constitutionally flawed in one overarching respect. It
is constitutionally unable to admit to anyone, and most of all to
itself, that it is, ever will be, or ever has been, wrong.
What inherent weakness of character, lack of moral fibre, or unfortunate
incidents during potty training have led to this deplorable and
egregious fault, one can only surmise.
Possibly a strict religious upbringing and intense beatings whenever
fault was admitted? leading to an instinctive reaction to any threat,
real or imagined, of instant denial?
It (Stuckle) provides material upon which a Phd in advanced clinical
psychology might well be written.
If the stereotypical 'right man' syndrome had not already been clearly
delineated elsewhere, already.
Personally, I will stay with the earthy wisdom of the business partner
of one such jerk, that it was my misfortune to be employed by, shortly
before he swindled his customers, staff and creditors out of enough
money to set up another company elsewhere.. 'Why is Dick' I asked 'such
a ...Dick?'
"Oi, well Oi rackons that Dick, see, is like CONFUSED by people, and he
ain't ever sure whether they likes 'ee or not, as it were, especially
now 'ee got to be a bit rich as it were, so what Dick rackons, is that
if he behaves like a total cunt to everyone, then everyone hates him,
and finally 'ee knows where 'ee stands loike: And if everyone hates 'ee,
is a lot easier to rob 'em without getting all bothered by conscience,
ain't it?".
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> I think he can do better (as can I and everyone else) and I think he
> will. That is the basis for my higher expectations.
>
Dream on Daffy. Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem. If it
quacks like a duck, it *is* a duck. I ain't got no time for all this
liberal bullshit. A rattlesnake may be able to do better, and 'ain't
responsible fer bin a rattlesnake, but I puts ma heel on um jess the
same if I catches um roun' ma chillun...'
> As to putting me in a killfile - they are handy little things, but
> you/I/we should realize that putting someone in one has nothing to do
> with that person - it's just you/me/us working out your/my/our "stuff."
> Far better to remain engaged and make a difference, leave the world a
> slightly better place than you found it.
>
I'm not putting you in my killfile. I think you are kinda cute.
Naive perhaps..But 'mostly harmless'. ;-)
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