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If Mack has any decency

The subject is his need to retire, not a player dying from cancer. That subject did not originate yesterday nor could it end yesterday unless he announced his retirement.

Nothing stops in life no matter deaths or hurricanes or anything else we find terrible. The poor ye shall always have among you.

Mack, if he follows his life's major patterns, most likely will milk the fact that a player of his died far too young from cancer to try to stay as HC for many more years. That would be about as indecent in this situation as can be. On the other hand, he could take the very different approach and use that death to re-examine what he is doing and why, and accept that he can never achieve any goals above minimal as HC this late in life but could use his time and fortune to work for things like better health care for student athletes.

That you chose today to hop back on that horse is what's disturbing.

And your comments are a disgrace. How shitty is your life that you must spread your illness onto others as you do?

One thing is for certain, you won't like my column tomorrow, and I really don't care.
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If Mack has any decency

The subject is his need to retire, not a player dying from cancer. That subject did not originate yesterday nor could it end yesterday unless he announced his retirement.

Nothing stops in life no matter deaths or hurricanes or anything else we find terrible. The poor ye shall always have among you.

Mack, if he follows his life's major patterns, most likely will milk the fact that a player of his died far too young from cancer to try to stay as HC for many more years. That would be about as indecent in this situation as can be. On the other hand, he could take the very different approach and use that death to re-examine what he is doing and why, and accept that he can never achieve any goals above minimal as HC this late in life but could use his time and fortune to work for things like better health care for student athletes.
dude, I've joined in your criticisms of Mack from time to time, but this is ridiculous. Unless there is some overbearing outward sign of Mack or anyone else exploiting the death of someone close, the humanly decent thing is to forgo any baseless positing or even conjecturing to that effect. Let it go for a day or two.

It's my belief that for all his perceived faults, Mack Brown is a decent human being whose high profile does NOT excuse this kind of reckless attack on his character.

Just STFU and renew your angst next week.

If Mack has any decency

You don't think he showed decency yesterday? It's unfortunate you lack perspective.
The subject is his need to retire, not a player dying from cancer. That subject did not originate yesterday nor could it end yesterday unless he announced his retirement.

Nothing stops in life no matter deaths or hurricanes or anything else we find terrible. The poor ye shall always have among you.

Mack, if he follows his life's major patterns, most likely will milk the fact that a player of his died far too young from cancer to try to stay as HC for many more years. That would be about as indecent in this situation as can be. On the other hand, he could take the very different approach and use that death to re-examine what he is doing and why, and accept that he can never achieve any goals above minimal as HC this late in life but could use his time and fortune to work for things like better health care for student athletes.

OOTB's Political Thread . ..

Do you think you've successfully bullshitted yourself into believing that you don't react emotionally? That's kind of rhetorical. It's impossible to do it, but if you think you believe otherwise... yay. What's hilarious is the implication that exhibiting, or even having, emotion is somehow a form of weakness.

I agree, you can't assign embarrassment to someone who isn't embarrassed. It's like believing you can change someone else's mind. It's impossible. Only the person themselves can do that.

The next time the "sides" are made clear to me will be the first time.
lol, don't flatter yourself into believing that you have some level of understanding about much of anything, other than maybe guitars and music, that justifies your condescension. Certainly not in reading comprehension. From my post;

"reacting emotionally instead of logically and circumspectly in too many instances...".
This indicates and connotes not that there is a one-or-the-other, black or white dichotomy between feelings and logic, but rather that one might lean more heavily toward one or the other in reacting and addressing situations. OF COURSE we are emotional. I have even offered that we are ONLY emotional, with logic and reason being imbedded in and derived from our emotional body chemistry.

So maybe it will be helpful if I say 'feelings' instead of 'emotions' although it seems silly to have to do so.

So having gotten that out of the way, I'll state again that Moore is TOO emotional, that is, too subject to his feelings, and inadequately circumspect in his consideration of the world around him. And it isn't only Moore, he is just a more extreme example. It's my belief that a major difference between liberal and conservative is a tendency to succumb to and operate on feelings on the liberal side of things and more the ability to control feelings on the con side. It isn't a matter of not caring enough about problems and solutions but rather recognizing the need to control emotions in order to achieve them.

So yes, one can certainly be too emotional and allow those emotional responses to interfere with practical problem-solving and in fact even become the problem. I guess it's possible you somehow missed the antifa/blm riots, as an example.

So here's the case in point that you provide, and have consistently provided over time....
"The next time the "sides" are made clear to me will be the first time." One has to actually deny a sense of logic in order to maintain this failure to see the readily apparent. Once more I explain what needs no explaining to those who aren't emotionally invested in purposely defying logic to contend that there isn't a political spectrum that becomes divided mainly (in major elections) into two sides to be voted for according to which side more represents the voter's wishes. You vote this way(that's one side) or you vote the other way (that's the other side). Sides.

And even before a vote takes place, a side may be argued for or against as to which is, although not entirely different from the other, different enough to affect a difference in the repercussions.

I'm glad you agree about embarrassment but I take issue with the inability to change people's minds. That is not impossible. All that takes is an OPEN mind and the application of a suitable amount of either reason or emotion.
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OOTB's Political Thread . ..

Moore's an outright pinko, reacting emotionally instead of logically and circumspectly in too many instances and basing his stances on those emotions instead of the reality of human nature and existing circumstances. It's easy to care, but it's usually counterproductive to just wallow in it. It's imperative to not just care if we seek to best deal with the inherent challenges of living.

And regarding embarrassment, that's is one of those terms that is only meaningful when exuded by the embarrassed. You can't assign embarrassment to someone who isn't embarrassed. He doesn't exude much of that, mostly due to the strength of his convictions. I don't always agree with those convictions but I'm left shaking my head less at his than I am with much of anything the dems seem able to present.

And there you go, an opportunity for you to again express that circumstantially or intrinsically, it is not about 'sides'. It really is though.
Do you think you've successfully bullshitted yourself into believing that you don't react emotionally? That's kind of rhetorical. It's impossible to do it, but if you think you believe otherwise... yay. What's hilarious is the implication that exhibiting, or even having, emotion is somehow a form of weakness.

I agree, you can't assign embarrassment to someone who isn't embarrassed. It's like believing you can change someone else's mind. It's impossible. Only the person themselves can do that.

The next time the "sides" are made clear to me will be the first time.

OOTB's Political Thread . ..

I dunno how "right" Michael Moore is, that's pretty vague. I do believe he is a more thoughtful/caring person. That's certainly what he tries to convey, through his celebrity/public persona. I have enjoyed some of the content of his films. I especially liked it when he tried to confront members of Congress about sending their kids to Iraq to fight and die. But, I digest.

The need to have this be a "your side/my side" is just a means to an end. But, apparently, it's more fun that way. You're really not paying attention if you think that the "other side" doesn't take pride in their leaders and mouthpieces. They have endless pride for Donald Trump. Even when he embarrasses himself, it's worth it, for them.
Moore's an outright pinko, reacting emotionally instead of logically and circumspectly in too many instances and basing his stances on those emotions instead of the reality of human nature and existing circumstances. It's easy to care, but it's usually counterproductive to just wallow in it. It's imperative to not just care if we seek to best deal with the inherent challenges of living.

And regarding embarrassment, that's is one of those terms that is only meaningful when exuded by the embarrassed. You can't assign embarrassment to someone who isn't embarrassed. He doesn't exude much of that, mostly due to the strength of his convictions. I don't always agree with those convictions but I'm left shaking my head less at his than I am with much of anything the dems seem able to present.

And there you go, an opportunity for you to again express that circumstantially or intrinsically, it is not about 'sides'. It really is though.

OOTB's Political Thread . ..

Hillary was correct. No decent person would support such a awful POS.

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except he wasn't denying anyone any 'fire aid', he was just saying they would have to pay for their own. And it fails to mention that the basis for Trump's threat was in fact over the perceived denial of aid by Newsome and California.

No pun intended, but he knows how to fight fire with fire to make things right. Just like the demlibs know how to take every opportunity to distort and misrepresent.
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