Posted by AuntieMel on February 22, 2005, at 14:41:39
In reply to Re: why I'm surprised you are surprised » AuntieMel, posted by alexandra_k on February 22, 2005, at 13:33:54
> Okay. I would say the difference is that providing information with respect to diagnostic criteria for a syndrome / disorder is one thing. Providing something along the lines of a value judgement about people who have the syndrome / disorder is quite another, however.
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> > 'In my opinion it would be hard to trust or communicate with someone who exhibits such severe symptoms as these'
>While this could have been worded more supportively I didn't read it as a value judgement. But - I couldn't find the original post and maybe if I could read it I would change my mind.
> What good was supposed to come of that???
>I don't know. But again I have no context.
> >sometimes it is painful to face up to stuff... but that the long term goods outweigh the initial 'ouch'.
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> Is that perhaps something that you think people with the bordeline diagnosis need to face up to?
>I don't know. I was quoting you on that one...
> >Can you say something that is educational though possibly a bit hurtful (though not uncivil).
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> I fail to see what was educational about that, unless we wanted to learn about fires opinion. He was also given a civility warning so it seems that not only was that not educational it was also not civil and as I said, it was hurtful to me at the very least.
>That one was quoting you, too.
> > "But compassion, empathy, kindness, and faith in others intentions are not matters of logic. I hope that I never let logic get in the way of those things. I have little tolerance for people who do."
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> Right, and I stand by that. Except to add that I probably need to learn to have more tolerance..
>Agreed. Tolerance is a good thing. Something we should all work on.
When I went looking for the post in question I only found about a half dozen by fires. But it looked to me like for every fires quote there were several posts back.
Is it possible that fires felt backed into a corner?
> By the way I appreciate your thinking and your opinion. I don't think I have said that directly to you before. Where were you when the whole small boards dialogue was unfolding hmm? hmm?
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> :-)Thank you for that. I like the way you think logically myself.
During the small board ruckus I was here and posted some, but I was going through a lot of {dung} and not thinking too clearly.
peace.
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