1984 Foreword "fascistic disposition"

[Dave Monroe]

Anybody claim objectivity here?  'Fess up now ...

--- s~Z <keithsz at concentric.net> wrote:
> 
> It was just my reaction to reading the slew of posts
> this morning. The arguments are quite hilarious, and
> the claims of objectivity....come on.
> Anyone who has been reading the list for a while
> could have summarized all of our arguments before
> we posted them. It is all very predictable.

This I largely agree with.  I always kick myself for
not sending a few observers my predictions of the
inevitable BEFORE I post anything.  Maybe make book,
take bets, run a pool, whatever.  Malignd was a bit of
a surprise, but ... well, pranksters and contrarians
abound here.  Which is also inevitable ...

> That the seriousness of the discussion is adult
> and laughing about it is infantile is ass-forwards.

This is why I in the end don't get all to upset about
yr interventions here ...
 
> Short-term memory problems are common here.

I just don't recall, is all.  Can't get leverage on
someone who doesn't quite bother to touch the ground,
subject themselves to gravity.  Pynchonian again, I
guess, but ... well I just don't recall (but, no, I
was not just following orders; parroting Reagan is bad
enough for me ...) ...
 
> And can you blame them? My last attempt at doing
> something serious here was when I hosted MDMD(20).
> Worked my ass off. And, I experienced the same thing
> as you. Not much engagement about it onlist. Most of
> the substantive interaction came in offlist posts
> from people I didn't know were here.

Stranegly, people are generally much nicer offlist,
OUT of the public eye, such as it is here.  But I can
say this about the usual supects here, including
myself, don't get too smug about there being a
consensus, there being consent, simply because you
don't SEE much dissent.  Most simply don't have the
time, patience, will, stamina, or most importantly,
stupidity to get into arguments here ...

> So, rather than continue  trying to work hard with
> no onlist engagement, I decided to interact
> according to the unspoken onlist rules. I
> need engagement Dave. I'm lonely. My family is
> embarrassed by me. Only really crazy people want to
> spend time with me. I'm doing my best.

An island of lost souls, this.  Misfit toys. 
Whatever.  I won't cane you, lad, you were led astray.
 Sheesh.  Again, typicall entertaining ...


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