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• Friday, March 2, 2007 01:58 PM

  Bantaam P.

  Bantaam P wrote: " No [sic] go back and take your meds like a good paranoid delusional boy."

  If you don't agree with what m.b.f. (or anyone else posting, for that matter) has to say, it strikes me as pretty simple a thing to say, "I disagree, and here's why" and make your case. There's no need to demean anyone (incuding yourself) by resorting to the sort of insult you posted. It doesn't serve anything.

  m.b.f. may have some views that don't square with yours, fair enough. That makes him/her a "good paranoid delusional boy"? Seems to me Raj doesn't agree with m.b.f. either, and has thus far been able to disagree with what strikes me as a largely fair, mature, reasoned discourse that is not childishly dismissive.

  For my own part, I am alarmed in many of the ways m.b.f. is about much of what seems to be the undercurrent of what seems to be the actions and intentions of those I have longed referred to as monarchists (authoritarians, movement neoconservatism, and other such classifications). At the same time, I try to hold on to the hope that Glenn has expressed on occasion, that it's not quite as bad as I envision, and that it's not the end. I'm concerned that not enough people are seeing the dangers, or that they might only see the dangers after more damage is done, when historically there comes a movement of some kind to correct something, which is sadly, often not enough to comfort those who mourn the losses that such a reaction might have been prevented. And still much of life is confrontation with loss, of all kinds, at many times. It's not an answer; it's a process.

  In the meantime, thanks to m.b.f. and Raj for the stimulating argument, and m.b.f., I know you're perfectly capable of standing up for yourself and I meant no intrusion, was only saddened to see that particular comment unfold as it did.

  I also wanted to echo another poster's compliment of Paul Rosenberg, whose comments in this thread I have found particularly informative, insightful, and inspiring.

  Alliteratively yours, and, as ever, no kings,

  Robert

  —Desert Son Read Desert Son's other letters
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