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In reply to the discussion: Battle of the Sexists [View all]H2O Man
(73,537 posts)things that Rubin Carter told me was that bitterness contaminates the vessel which contains it. And he knew that from personal experience, for the Hurricane was a bitter man for many years. I was able to look past that bitterness, and to focus on the very good man himself.
Likewise, a few of the DUers who are channeling their inner bitterness on this thread are good people. But that very bitterness not only makes it difficult to see past their programmed response to anything that doesn't fit their ideology snuggly, but it makes their attempts to communicate what is accurate in their postings unsuccessful. A few examples: while I noted that paternal attributes are general, we read one person say, "my father wasn't like that." No kidding. Or another person expresses her belief that all of the conversations are in response to one of her postings. That degree of self-centeredness can be cute in 4-year olds, but prevents adults from participating in objective discussions. Or, saddest yet, one person makes something up of of thin air, and attempts to attribute it to me. So, while I expect more out of that person, I remind myself that even intelligent, good people are not always rational.
There are, of course, other contributions of nonsense from people who do not know better. But that's okay, too.