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Originally Posted by lisarea
I don't really expect her to listen to my political viewpoints and consider them reasonably. She ignored several attempts to discuss the issues with her rationally before. Please go back and look. Most people tried to be patient and understanding, and to discuss the issues she brought up. I know I tried to, personally, and I put a great deal of time and effort into explaining the issues, providing other viewpoints, etc.
Her response was much dropping of pins and chirping of crickets.
I'm not trying to reason with her. Her response made me very mad.
I'm a little uncomfortable discussing her position here without her input, but I will stand by what I've said.
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I have to agree.
And I believe that sometimes anger and disappointment should be expressed.
"Rage, rage against the dying of the light!"
Godfrey, if I angrily tell my flatmate that I think he's being a completely fucked fucking fucker if he constantly leaves me dirty dishes and never helps out at all even though we've discussed all the whys and wherefores of his responsibility in our shared house over and over again, am I guilt tripping him or expressing my (imo, justified) anger? Which principle is greater - a persons right to express anger; or a persons right to never have to feel guilty, and we should protect them from ever having to feel guilty, poor soul, even if it means repressing our own anger at that persons words or actions (or in this case, boastful inaction).