Patriotism: Trash or Treasure?

And those of your "Ilk" might try using a little more logic and a little less "knee jerk" reactionism.

LOL! 'twas humorouslymeant - and I dodged your jerking knee easily - so no harm done.

This was worthy of a repeat.

And, appropo to my consternation about glomming on to 'a new opinion' based on who's dinner party invitations you want to recieve...

It's like selling your soul for membership in a warm pool of groupthink.

Meh!

<grins>

I must admit ... you do have a way with words. That one made me smile :-)

Dlowan - about left/right - it's true! Silly, innit.

Nice recovery----and I don't even know what "ilk" means but I notice it's always used by the left to categorize someone they don't agree with.

Yeh, well ... good thing thats not what any of us were talking about, when you raised your objections to how evil such practice is, isn't it?

(See - action - reaction - et cetera. It sucks.)

dlowan,


I wasn't suggesting that your comments were less mild. Actually, I've thought you both were disagreeing in a "mild" enough way. Not one more or less than the other. I was simply trying to point out that it's gotten personal, as our arguments sometimes do on these threads. When that happens, I think it often results in the end of the thread discussion because some people are uncomfortable with that and they don't return. And I like this thread you've started, the discussion has been very interesting and I would like to see it continue. On the personal argument level, I think you've both been equally personal with each other and reasonable enough. I wasn't comparing, it's just that Sofia responded and I responded back to her. Let's go on. I should have kept my opinions to myself.

Perception - that is hilarious!!!! Ilk simply means of the same kind - it is not an insult! I use it a lot, and so do lots of other people - it has no special history of use by any particular political stripe, nor is it used specifically in political discussions - it is a general word.

Fair enough, Lola.

In any case, I'll adopt Perception's line, reserving the right to use it whenever I deem it appropriate (which, Sofia, might in an unexpected number of cases be towards people far from dlowan's position on the political spectre).

Actually, on second thought - I won't.

Perception - "ilks" live in the wooded mountains of Galicia - but they're hard to catch sight of. Legend has it that they always look like the exact opposite of what the person or animal seeing them looks like. <winks>

Let's all kiss and make up - onto the GROUP HUG Thread all of you !! NOW !!!

This is also worthy of a repeat----you have also noticed how most of this group can not stand to be outside "the support group". They absolutely must have that cozy feeling of "belonging".

Hmmm NIMH - I am often accused of harbouring an "ilk" - I am sorry their appearance is so fluid - I had rather hoped they were soft and furry...

Bleccccccch Gautam!

They're only soft and furry if you're not, dlowan ...

<glances at avatar>

Sofia - where in any semblance of logic, reason, or any possible resemblance to anything which anyone has said here did you get this?

Clearly, people here are reading quite different threads.


"And, appropo to my consternation about glomming on to 'a new opinion' based on who's dinner party invitations you want to recieve...

It's like selling your soul for membership in a warm pool of groupthink.

Meh!"

I would, gautam, but virtual hugs are so unfulfilling! :-)

Really, I think it must come back to my anal concern that we occasionally use words to mean remotely the same thing!

NIMH - I fear I am a changeable beast. My poor little ilk would be transforming constantly!

Well, when I say "soft and furry", what I really mean is ...


err <shuts up>