Comments for Black Sheep Report http://blacksheepreport.com Break free from the herd. Mon, 07 May 2012 13:20:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on The Choice Regarding World Trade Center Mosque – Liberty or Emotion by Ground Zero Mosque & Property Rights Only When Convenient | Rand Paul http://blacksheepreport.com/the-choice-regarding-world-trade-center-mosque-liberty-or-emotion/#comment-525 Ground Zero Mosque & Property Rights Only When Convenient | Rand Paul Mon, 07 May 2012 13:20:03 +0000 http://blacksheepreport.com/?p=442#comment-525 [...] sheep report put it best in their article The Choice Regarding World Trade Center Mosque – Liberty or Emotion The anger is very clear.  People do not want the mosque built no matter what. There is even a [...] [...] sheep report put it best in their article The Choice Regarding World Trade Center Mosque – Liberty or Emotion The anger is very clear.  People do not want the mosque built no matter what. There is even a [...]

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]]> Comment on For Those Who Are Easily Offended by Richard Penney http://blacksheepreport.com/for-those-who-are-easily-offended/#comment-516 Richard Penney Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:46:00 +0000 http://blacksheepreport.com/?p=5273#comment-516 First of all, take the white privilege thing somewhere else. (a) I have no white guilt. I am who I am. (b) Everything I have I have earned. For you to say such things is doing exactly what you are criticizing; acting under assumptions, treating me as a label and insulting me. Second, I made very clear what kind of behavior I think is a problem. People who are EASILY offended. People who are looking to get get offended. It's right there. I make it very clear. Some people will pounce on those who say the tiniest thing that can be misconstrued and mean no harm. They cause contention and confrontation because they don't try to understand what the other person is saying or give them the benefit of the doubt before they lash out. The first impulse is to have an emotionally fueled confrontation that likely will just make things worse. Plus, I am trying to point out that shit happens. Every day somebody says something that I COULD get pissed about. But if I got pissed what good does that do? The world will always have jerks and good people who slip up and say jerky things. It's an imperfect world and always will be. Lastly, I know very few people who have not had a traumatic event, major loss, pain or suffering in their life. These things come in many flavors. But we have to move on. That's our only choice. As they say, there aint no going back, and they're right. Again, being easily offended and pouncing on people doesn't help anyone (especially the easily offended one) and isn't fair to those you pounce on who mean no harm. I am not wrong. I have seen this my whole life. I have seen how self-destructive it can be. We will have to just disagree. First of all, take the white privilege thing somewhere else. (a) I have no white guilt. I am who I am. (b) Everything I have I have earned. For you to say such things is doing exactly what you are criticizing; acting under assumptions, treating me as a label and insulting me.

Second, I made very clear what kind of behavior I think is a problem. People who are EASILY offended. People who are looking to get get offended. It’s right there. I make it very clear. Some people will pounce on those who say the tiniest thing that can be misconstrued and mean no harm. They cause contention and confrontation because they don’t try to understand what the other person is saying or give them the benefit of the doubt before they lash out. The first impulse is to have an emotionally fueled confrontation that likely will just make things worse.

Plus, I am trying to point out that shit happens. Every day somebody says something that I COULD get pissed about. But if I got pissed what good does that do? The world will always have jerks and good people who slip up and say jerky things. It’s an imperfect world and always will be.

Lastly, I know very few people who have not had a traumatic event, major loss, pain or suffering in their life. These things come in many flavors. But we have to move on. That’s our only choice. As they say, there aint no going back, and they’re right. Again, being easily offended and pouncing on people doesn’t help anyone (especially the easily offended one) and isn’t fair to those you pounce on who mean no harm.

I am not wrong. I have seen this my whole life. I have seen how self-destructive it can be. We will have to just disagree.

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