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08/06/2017, 12:23:28
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Well said.  Thank you.  I agree with all you say right there (except ... an exception about using sarcasm).  

Please believe me, whatever you may sense of passive aggression from me, or of that I've sensed from you, I have not intended to belittle people, rather the contrary, nudge us all up a notch in awareness.  And I do believe you've misjudged "reading anger in everything I write"  [my paraphrase]   

Besides, I think sarcasm doesn't have to necessarily be funny to avoid it being belittling; it can be sharply pointed meaning to kind of strongly joust in ideas, something like that, however the recipient may take it, no?  I mean for example like how sarcasm can be used to aggressively try to shake people into seeing views that something or other has limited them from seeing.  Of course the subtext of my saying that just now is to suggest that's how I've meant those words you've taken as belittling sarcasm in some of my  postings -- hopefully to show you more my mind about it.  Perhaps you might dislike me in general or what I say or what I say it...fair enough.

I've just prior to reading yours, emailed the forum admin asking advice, and to mention my intent has been of trying to ease what I do suspect as seeing rancor arising among a couple of us -- inviting his guidance.  

"... it's likely we're both misreading each other.  Words count on a written forum, because they are all we have to go on to figure out what folks mean when they simply write a post."

Exactly.  I'd thought I've said the very same in other ways, other posts.  Let's say it again now and then.  So we can encourage us human-like people against foolishly reverting into doggies barking, snarling and snapping at each other, and maybe even do our bit to encourage civilization along better.  They say strong diplomacy avoids wars.

  







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