[ExI] miscommunication (was: Yet another health care debate)

[BillK]

On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 7:19 PM, Damien Broderick wrote:
> This is getting very, very silly. Not as entertaining, though, as Monty Python.
>
> Here's my psychic prediction:
>
> If BillK posts that what he said is exactly what he meant, which is exactly
> what everyone understood he meant except for John Clark and maybe Lee
> Corbin, JKC's response will be along these lines:
>
> "Well you say that now but it's not what you said the other day, your "but"
> is not created equal to my "but." Kiss my but."
>
> Sorry if I gave that impression, it never occurred to me. I was speaking of
> your repeated carelessness in reading what other people write and
> consequently misrepresenting them, as in the case we're discussing at such
> absurd length.
>


It seems a pity to stop the ongoing deconstruction of my little
humorous paragraph.
(Deconstruction -  "A strategy of critical analysis directed towards
exposing unquestioned metaphysical assumptions and internal
contradictions in philosophical and literary language.")

But I suppose I have to officially confirm that Damien has understood
correctly the intended meaning. As Emlyn commented, I find it
difficult to see how the average reader could interpret it in any
other way. Especially as the following sentence was jokingly chiding
the 'extreme libertarians' for their misbehavior.


BillK