OT Big Brother (please ignore this sociological trivia)

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It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 35989
interpreted = N
texte = > 8. Do not respond back with off-handed, anti-Ken remarks (this is _truly_ > when the rhetoric and non-productive bantering begins.)OT I know. but in response to this philosophy, I merely want to comment that this is actually quite common. The person bystanders consider to be in the wrong is almost always the OFFENDED and NOT the OFFENDER! Odd isn't it?Studies have been done where people were shown one person stealing from, insulting or otherwise offending someone else, and the offended person's response or defense of himself. The test subjects were then asked how they personally felt about the offender and the offended. Overwhelmingly people are sympathetic with the offender and angry with or resentful of the offended! All this shows us just how warped and corrupt our own sense of justice really is. No wonder God has to command us to defend the fatherless and the widow! We would never think to do it of our own volition!Just a little Sociology to brighten your day!------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. OT Big Brother (please ignore this sociological trivia) (Bob Sneidar 2000)
> 8. Do not respond back with off-handed, anti-Ken remarks (this is _truly_ > when the rhetoric and non-productive bantering begins.)OT I know. but in response to this philosophy, I merely want to comment that this is actually quite common. The person bystanders consider to be in the wrong is almost always the OFFENDED and NOT the OFFENDER! Odd isn't it?Studies have been done where people were shown one person stealing from, insulting or otherwise offending someone else, and the offended person's response or defense of himself. The test subjects were then asked how they personally felt about the offender and the offended. Overwhelmingly people are sympathetic with the offender and angry with or resentful of the offended! All this shows us just how warped and corrupt our own sense of justice really is. No wonder God has to command us to defend the fatherless and the widow! We would never think to do it of our own volition!Just a little Sociology to brighten your day!------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Bob Sneidar

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