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:-((Off we go again :-((
"FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote in message ... "BAC" wrote in message "FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote in message "BAC" wrote in message "FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote in message snip snip Some people have a fear/loathing of confrontation (perhaps that's one reason why we have secret ballots), they just can't handle it - what more natural than that they should empathise, privately, with someone they perceive as being bullied, yet draw the line short of backing their 'friend' in public? That's not being 'sneaky' if you ask me. Sending private e-mails supporting one person whilst posting stuff designed to keep 'in' with the 'other side', now that would be sneaky. I'm afraid I simply cannot bring myself to agree with that. I see it as being amtter of principle. I can understand how someone would not like confrontation but if they are so moved by something that they feel is so wrong that they need to take some action then that action should reflect their principles. The expression "All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing" comes to mind. If they think that something is genuinely beyond the Pale then they should be prepared to stand up and be counted. You are of course entitled to your opinion, but there are those who prefer to do good by stealth, and who do not see any contradiction in expressing private support and encouragement, from the sidelines, to an individual involved in a dispute, without themselves becoming embroiled in the dispute. I see it as totally unprincipled to do something in private that they are not prepared to do in public. That falls into the sneaky category in my personal lexicon. The mind boggles! I can think of many things I would be very reluctant to say or do in public, which I have said and done without turning a hair in private. I bet you can too. Hence it is possible IMO that Helene may well have 'supporters' who choose to remain anonymous. It takes all sorts, you know, and the fact you clearly can't stand her doesn't mean everybody else does, too. It's true, I do loathe her. I can't stand stalkers or liars in real life and I like them just as little on Usenet. It could be just possible that she has the odd supporter. Clearly they could not be very fussy about the company they keep and it is probably just the same strange ones we see here. Now I understand better why Burns said, " Oh what a gift, a gift to gie us, to see ourselves as others see us". I've always preferred Betjeman myself. Much less censorious of human frailty. Burns also said 'a man's a man for a that' which was pretty understanding. |
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