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Wearing blinders leaves one unprepared for dangers approaching from the sides, while a belief in monsters requires one to take precautions against the threat of those monsters. Blinders could be blamed for the rise of the Third Reich and the subsequent deaths of millions in Europe. A belief in monsters could be blamed for attacks upon the West by Islamists, or for the Crusades of a thousand years ago. What if I see both as equally destructive? Why should I have to choose either one?

I've literally whistled through a graveyard before, at four in the morning. I stopped to read some of the Latin inscriptions on the gravestones by the light of my phone.



Scherado should watch that.

I think what Polli means - forgive me if I'm wrong - is that a belief in the monstrosity of the other side on either side is responsible.

Exactly Alex, but explaining won't change his way of seeing things. Zealots are too close to the source of their zeal. My mother used to say that anything which seemed to conflict with The Word was just the Devil trying to tempt her. So, unlike Relayor (of Bad Tidings?), she didn't think it necessary to twist or distort the arguments of others to put them off-balance. That is a political tactic, and she was not a political zealot.

I think I struck a raw nerve. If you believe that I have committed a personal attack against you, perhaps you should PM a moderator...or add me to your foe list.

I would say that you are using another Rovian tactic, which I pointed out in the previous forum, but I'm pretty sure that nothing remains of that dialog for me to cite...just like the "erroneous accusation" mentioned above. Apparently someone went through and deleted a lot of our posts. How do you suppose that happened?

Can I assume that I haven't made your foe list yet?

I defy you give one example of me "twisting" or "distorting" anything. Until then, shut-the-f-up.

almost every sound u have made since u got back here has been a twisting and distorting of the basis for this forum, love of and discussion of Joanna Newsom's music, or music in general

from your point of view it is steve's sandbox from which to spout wisdom over the unwashed masses, about his own addiction,zealotry and political fringe attacks....how is that not a twisting and distortion? When will it not be about how much smarter steve is than everyone else, and actually become another fan posting in Joanna forum about Joanna? when will you either leave this place be or swallow your self inflated worth and join us? Never! because your only interest is self aggrandizement and chaos until u are banned, u are in short singularly and most personally a twisting and distortion of this forum

I'm not poised. I already made the leap. For past behaviors to be irrelevant to the present forum, they should remain in the past. If you seriously believe I am wrong about this, take it up with the management. Have me sanctioned, banned, or flogged with a cane. "Bailiff, whack his pee pee!"

Can I be clear in saying that I deleted nothing? The moderators' log will show that. If only there were another moderator around to confirm it. Nor am I totally certain what you're talking about in reference to me.
Nor am I 'afraid' to confront anyone - it simply isn't my role to involve myself in disputes; it's my role to mediate them and keep the forum a harmonious place conducive to civil and polite discussion.
Patch things up, you two, at least to the point that you can coexist in peace.

Alex, do you believe that my good behavior would be mirrored by his? Do you believe that I started this? Oh, I admit that I jumped at the chance to provoke additional lunacy, such as his ramblings above. Of that, I am guilty. But, you seem too 'normal' to believe that he would stop his right-wing rantings just because I kept quiet. I think he can't help it, as evidenced by his banishment from numerous forums, including the previous incarnation of tadpoles. That said, I promise to heckle him only in response to the kind of posts that drew you and dwain into the melee. Oh, wait a minute. That's what I was doing all along.

I don't think either of you started it, per se. I just think you can't be in the same room as eachother - a belief in the monstrosity of the other side on either side is responsible.
I would rather have no melee at all, never mind a melee involving more than two sides. If possible, can we keep the fighting to a minimum? Ignore eachother if you have to, but I entreat you both, please, for the good of the forum, don't start another doggone war.

Why is it fighting when I'm involved, and it isn't when you and dwain are? I haven't seen anything indicating that a "moderator" was speaking. If you check your comments to him, and those of dwain, you will probably find them a lot harsher in condemnation of his actions than were mine. Do I have reason to be confused by you calling this a "Relayor (scherado) and polliwog fight"? Tell me to shut up or I will be banned, or just ban me if you must, but don't pretend that it is just me who thinks he stepped over the line shortly after he walked back in.