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:-((Off we go again :-((
"BAC" wrote in message
"FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote in message "BAC" wrote in message "FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote in message "BAC" wrote in message 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. Interesting description. If I was asked to define "do good by stealth", I'd say it was those who chose to do charitable work by being prepared to work behind the scenes for years without recogniton. Like you said, I'm entitled to my opinion and I just can't reconcile remaining silent in a public forum, which is by it's very nature a community, when they see something occurring with which they don't agree. 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. I'm not thinking of pubic scatching here or farting or some such similar behaviour. We both know that we are writing about what those "supporters" you mention who have identified something that they find offensive and which they see in their own minds as being unacceptable behaviour. Would they stand and do nothing if they saw a shoplifter or an assault? And if they wouldn't, where do they draw the line in their sense of personal responsibility? I do recognise that what I see as being a matter of principle may not seen that way by others. (snip) 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. Yeah but he doesn't have Betjeman's sense of whimsy or humour or skill with words. |
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