Text 1115, 87 rader
Skriven 2004-10-22 10:30:28 av Robert Couture (1:229/2000)
   Kommentar till text 1107 av Michiel van der Vlist (2:280/5555)
Ärende: L'etat, c'est moi (was: FidoNews...)
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"Michiel van der Vlist -> Robert Couture" <2:280/5555> wrote:

 MvdV> I don't think so. Not when addressed to Robert Bashe. Robert often
 MvdV> includes comments like "stupid" in his messages to me. As Robert B. is
 MvdV> not a person that would use insults, apparently in his environment
 MvdV> referring to the intelligence of the addressee is not an insult.

My full name was mentioned.  Given your attitude, I suspected that you were
trying to degrade me.  If I am wrong in that conclusion, please accept my
apology.

There was a certain degree of bias in that conclusion, I admit.

 >> You shouldn't be bringing up intelligence with your obvious
 >> handicap in that area.

 MvdV> Ah, you are calling me a person of low intelligence? Thanks for the
 MvdV> compliment. I am sure you won't mind if I return the favour when the
 MvdV> occasion arises.

Have at, er.  It is only fair.  However, I was only returning what I
perceived you were dishing out.

If I was wrong, then again, please accept my apology.

 MvdV> On the contrary. My primary argument is "the rules you refer to are not
 MvdV> binding to me as I have never agreed to them".

 MvdV> Very strict logic I'd say.

Not quite.  You keep missing the part where you rules are not binding on
Roy.

It all comes down to you wanting things your way and only your way.

 >> Instead it has been more the whinings of someone who isn't
 >> getting his way.

 MvdV> In what way am I not getting my way?

You failed in your attempt at gaining control of the HAM echo.  Now you
continually go on the "my way, my rules, the rest of you be damed."

Hardly the attitude of someone who was recently speaking of reciprocation.

I noticed that as soon as this hypocrisy was pointed out to you, you
switched to the "the offer has expired."

The only reason that it expired was because you expected the "reciprocation"
to be on your terms.

Those terms were - "Everyone on the planet must accept my view and do what I
demand immediately before I will even consider doing what you want."

It is little wonder that your idea of reciprocation failed.

Perhaps you should have thought about showing a little leadership and
actually showing some sincerity by starting the reciprocation instead of
making it a demand that others must do it before you would consider doing
the same.

 >> It is even more fun watching you avoid the hard questions.

 MvdV> What questions? Please eleborate.

You can start with the questions I aked you here.

 >> Poor, guy.  Someday you might realise that the world does
 >> not revolve around you like you're trying to convince people.

 MvdV> I am not trying to convince people of that at all.

You certainly are.  You are going around making demands that reciprocation
be done on YOUR terms and telling the world that your rules are the only
rules that apply and as a rsult, you refuse to be bound by the rules as
posted publically outside and inside the echo.

 MvdV> I am merely telling them that I refuse to dance to the whims of those
 MvdV> that think it revolves around them.

No.  You have been telling people that they have to dance to your whims.
You refuse to see any middle ground.

Robert.

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