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Is it Sick to Want to Fight Ignorant People?
There are people who I know are just ignorant and not necessarily evil. But nonetheless I want to kick their asses.
Is that sick?
Shouldn't I feel compassion for them?
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Who's the judge of which individuals are ignorant?
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Originally Posted by abe 
Is it Sick to Want to Fight Ignorant People?
There are people who I know are just ignorant and not necessarily evil. But nonetheless I want to kick their asses.
Is that sick?
Shouldn't I feel compassion for them?
Is it Sick to Want to Fight Ignorant People?
It depends on what they are being ignorant about, no? Can you provide us some examples?
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Oh the irony. 
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Originally Posted by besson3c
It depends on what they are being ignorant about, no? Can you provide us some examples?
Should a gentleman push in another's stool?
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Originally Posted by abe
Should a gentleman push in another's stool?
Only if he's abegnorant !
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Originally Posted by abe
Should a gentleman push in another's stool?
No, I think Besson is doing ok on his own.
(Last edited by design219; Sep 8, 2007 at 09:46 PM.
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Originally Posted by ::maroma::
Other: Wanna fight?!
I vaguely recall you as someone I'd consider ignorant. Maybe I'm wrong? 
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Originally Posted by alligator
Who's the judge of which individuals are ignorant?
Each of us. In this case, though, we're talking about me.
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Originally Posted by turtle777
Only if he's abegnorant !
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You are no gentleman, Karolyn. But you are ignorant. So, yes, I would push in your stool. Push it real good.
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Originally Posted by turtle777
Oh the irony.
Ca-ching!
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Originally Posted by design219
No, I think Besson is doing ok on his own.
 
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Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -
Ca-ching!
Mrs. xxxx's favorite sound?
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Originally Posted by abe
Is it Sick to Want to Fight Ignorant People?
There are people who I know are just ignorant and not necessarily evil. But nonetheless I want to kick their asses.
Is that sick?
Shouldn't I feel compassion for them?
Is it Sick to Want to Fight Ignorant People?
Fight ignorance or fight ignorant people? The former is a rational response the latter is ignorant.
Just remember that we're all, even you, ignorant some of the time. So be gentle.
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Originally Posted by invisibleX
Fight ignorance or fight ignorant people? The former is a rational response the latter is ignorant.
Just remember that we're all, even you, ignorant some of the time. So be gentle.
You can not expect abe to care about those nitty gritty details.
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Abe, throw us some red meat here, or else this thread will amount to little more than silly banter.
We need examples.
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This is going to be a winner of a thread.
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Originally Posted by invisibleX
Fight ignorance or fight ignorant people? The former is a rational response the latter is ignorant.
Just remember that we're all, even you, ignorant some of the time. So be gentle.
I was at hardcorepolitics.com and there are a couple of assholes there who I just want to smack.
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I prefer to hate people that are ignorant + arrogant.
If someone is just ignorant it may not be their fault.
Someone may be arrogant, but it's okay as long as they're more smarterer than everyone else.
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I've only been in one or two "fights" in my life, and I always felt like the ignorant one afterwards.
That's not to say that I don't wish balls of lightning to fry a few people every now and then.
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Originally Posted by abe
I was at hardcorepolitics.com and there are a couple of assholes there who I just want to smack.
hardcorepolitics... I just love that domain name! Sort of like EXTREME politics *cue crazy shredding guitar riff*... I guess politics are more fun when they are extreme, and when discussions are extreme/hardcore? 
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Originally Posted by el chupacabra
I prefer to hate people that are ignorant + arrogant.
If someone is just ignorant it may not be their fault.
Someone may be arrogant, but it's okay as long as they're more smarterer than everyone else.
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Originally Posted by besson3c
hardcorepolitics... I just love that domain name! Sort of like EXTREME politics *cue crazy shredding guitar riff*... I guess politics are more fun when they are extreme, and when discussions are extreme/hardcore?
Oh, well then you'd fit right in.
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Originally Posted by abe
Oh, well then you'd fit right in.
Oh that's so cute, coming from you of all people.
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Originally Posted by turtle777
Oh that's so cute, coming from you of all people.
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I now realize why you mess with me. I light up your life.
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Originally Posted by abe
I now realize why you mess with me. I light up your life.
Yes, I pride myself to be your biggest pest fan.
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Originally Posted by turtle777
Oh the irony.
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So based on your limited perception of intelligence you want to beat people up who don't fit your cookie cutter idea of intelligence.
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Round One.... Fight!
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Originally Posted by abe
Is it Sick to Want to Fight Ignorant People?
There are people who I know are just ignorant and not necessarily evil. But nonetheless I want to kick their asses.
Is that sick?
Shouldn't I feel compassion for them?
Is it Sick to Want to Fight Ignorant People?
When one is insecure and feels threatened by others' positions, one often tends to want to resolve the issue through violence, as they feel they've been put against a wall and they can't persuade the other party of the viability of their position via normal communications, so they think that beating it into them will make them victorious. It doesn't work, but that's not the point anyway.
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Why is there always money for war, but none for education?
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Originally Posted by Captain Obvious
no ****
At least turtle is irritating.
You? 
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Originally Posted by turtle777
Yes, I pride myself to be your biggest pest fan.
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Is that because you blow well?
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Originally Posted by design219
No, I think Besson is doing ok on his own.
No Doubt.
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Originally Posted by MacosNerd
So based on your limited perception of intelligence you want to beat people up who don't fit your cookie cutter idea of intelligence.
No, I said nothing about intelligence. Although you make a good case for connecting those dots.
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Originally Posted by Dork.
Round One.... Fight!
If those are supposed to represent me and another person or persons here, I choose to be represented by the one which looks less gay. 
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Originally Posted by macdude
What are YOU laughing at?
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Originally Posted by OldManMac
When one is insecure and feels threatened by others' positions, one often tends to want to resolve the issue through violence, as they feel they've been put against a wall and they can't persuade the other party of the viability of their position via normal communications, so they think that beating it into them will make them victorious. It doesn't work, but that's not the point anyway.
See, this is just the kind of nonsense that chaps my ass.
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It´s not sick to "fight" ignorance, but most of the times it´s not making sense and not helping the slightest bit.
Especially in Internet forums it is a waste of time that may get on your nerves quite often...
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Originally Posted by Sörnäinen
It´s not sick to "fight" ignorance, but most of the times it´s not making sense and not helping the slightest bit.
Especially in Internet forums it is a waste of time that may get on your nerves quite often...
Ok, I'll ask that you reconsider your answer.
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Originally Posted by abe
See, this is just the kind of nonsense that chaps my ass.
I figured it would, as denial is a powerful motivator. So, do you want to beat me up, so you can think you made me change my mind, and feel like you've "won" something?
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Here's the thing about the Internet. Remember that annoying kid in High School who was a social misfit, and wasn't even that smart, so didn't fit in with the geeks either? The one who got on everyone's nerves? There was one of those people in every high school class, everywhere, for as far back as there was high school. They were universally despised and ignored, because if anyone spent any time talking to them, these people thought they had a new friend and pestered them until they coundn't stand it anymore. Many of them grew up and became tolerable members of society. But not all of them.
Every single one of the remainder is on the Internet, they all post in your threads, and their sole purpose in life is to annoy you.
These stupid people outnumber you on the Internet. But if you ignore them, they'll just go on and annoy the next person who gives them any attention. So fighting them is pointless, unless you're one of these people too and crave the attention.
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Some people are more than happy with their own ignorance-others are absolutely smug about it. I gave up trying to educate them a long time ago. When it gets to the point that their ignorance gets in my way, I am often sarcastic and crass to them; in general, at age 10 my son was far more aware of the world and less ignorant the way many people are, and I point this out to them. Maybe they feel I've slighted them, in which case they'll stay away from me and we're both happier. They always know that I've bested them at something that they could have been better at. I usually feel like crap for abusing an idiot, but that passes pretty quickly.
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Originally Posted by OldManMac
I figured it would, as denial is a powerful motivator. So, do you want to beat me up, so you can think you made me change my mind, and feel like you've "won" something?
What I am thinking is that some people go off 'half-cocked' and assume they know what is being said but instead of verifying what they may not understand, they just proceed under a false assumption. Then it takes time and effort to disabuse them of their misunderstanding.
And then when these ignorant people are presented the truth and they resist acknowledging it and fail to do their homework and they call me ignorant it makes me really angry. 
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Originally Posted by Dork.
Here's the thing about the Internet. Remember that annoying kid in High School who was a social misfit, and wasn't even that smart, so didn't fit in with the geeks either? The one who got on everyone's nerves? There was one of those people in every high school class, everywhere, for as far back as there was high school. They were universally despised and ignored, because if anyone spent any time talking to them, these people thought they had a new friend and pestered them until they coundn't stand it anymore. Many of them grew up and became tolerable members of society. But not all of them.
Every single one of the remainder is on the Internet, they all post in your threads, and their sole purpose in life is to annoy you.
These stupid people outnumber you on the Internet. But if you ignore them, they'll just go on and annoy the next person who gives them any attention. So fighting them is pointless, unless you're one of these people too and crave the attention.
OMG!
I LOVE THIS POST!!!!
You have become truly enlightened and insightful and wise!
Thank you so much!
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OMG!
I LOVE THIS POST!!!!
You have become truly enlightened and insightful and wise!
Thank you so much!
Even though he was talking about YOU ?
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Originally Posted by ghporter
Some people are more than happy with their own ignorance-others are absolutely smug about it. I gave up trying to educate them a long time ago. When it gets to the point that their ignorance gets in my way, I am often sarcastic and crass to them; in general, at age 10 my son was far more aware of the world and less ignorant the way many people are, and I point this out to them. Maybe they feel I've slighted them, in which case they'll stay away from me and we're both happier. They always know that I've bested them at something that they could have been better at. I usually feel like crap for abusing an idiot, but that passes pretty quickly.
Thank you.
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Originally Posted by turtle777
Even though he was talking about YOU ?
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Of course he wasn't.
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