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BarkellWH -> RE: spanish characters (Jun. 7 2013 1:47:03)
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I would like to humbly suggest that when you willfully ignore the point of a post or affect bemusement at the use of language within it you are being rude.
Speaking of being rude, Guitarbuddha, let's examine some of your responses that, shall we say, have been less than civil. As one example (among many), on May 9, 2013, I initiated a topic in the "Off Topic" section entitled, "The Last Lion, Defender of the Realm (Churchill Biography)." It was a review of the third volume of William Manchester's biography of Winston Churchill and concerned Churchill's life from 1940 to 1965.
You immediately referred to the disaster at Gallipoli during World War I. There were two responses to your comment, and your replies to those respnses represented language as rude as any I have seen on the Foro. In an effort to spare the name of the person besides myself, I shall label him "Person A", plus the comment I myself made, along with your replies. Anyone who wishes to verify this is welcome to check out the above-cited title in the "Off Topic" section.
1. My reply to your comment about Gallipoli: "Gallipoli was a disaster during World War I. The third volume of Manchester's biography, to which I am referring in my comment, concerns Churchill's leadership as Prime Minister during World War II."
Your resonse to my comment, Guitarbuddha: "Who are you talking to there Bill ????? Are you giving me information you think I don't have, sure would be some kind of coincidence if I happened to mention Gallipoli ?...I am inviting you to acknowledge that there could be some very good reasons for his political isolation. But no you attempt to place my (addmittedly sarcastic) jibe out of context since you only ever seriously address the cheap seats. But bravely done kicking off a post mentioning the Nazis straight off the bat.
Are you trying to set some kind of record ? Listen .... can you hear it ...... it is the sound of one had clapping."
2. Person A's comment: "He wasn’t listened to about Gallipoli: that’s made very clear in the earlier part of Manchester’s biography; and also in Government memos that are now declassified, but which Churchill couldn’t adduce publicly in his own defence at the time, because they were secret."
Your response to Person A's comment, Guitarbuddha: "What would possibly compel me to accept without question your intellectual honesty ?"
3. Person A's followup comment to your incredibly rude questioning of his "intellectual honesty": "What you accept is your own business. Were you always this rude, or did you practise?"
Your response to Person A's followup comment, Guitarbuddha: "Maybe for me it is a talent. You clearly do practice."
Before calling anyone rude, Guitarbuddha, you may wish to reflect on the old adage about people who live in glass houses throwing stones.
Bill
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