[ExI] offending people

[William Flynn Wallace]

You can't tell somebody what doesn't offend them. Seems like the point of
the quote might be that taking offense gives those who would use it a
weapon with which to easily offend. By not taking offense you render that
weapon powerless against you.

-Dave  exactly what I think   bill w

On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 12:27 PM, Dave Sill <sparge at gmail.com> wrote:

> You can't tell somebody what doesn't offend them. Seems like the point of
> the quote might be that taking offense gives those who would use it a
> weapon with which to easily offend. By not taking offense you render that
> weapon powerless against you.
>
> -Dave
>
> On Sep 7, 2016 12:14 PM, "William Flynn Wallace" <foozler83 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I read today a quote said to be libertarian and never heard of it:
>>
>> Offense cannot be given, only taken.
>>
>> Y'all heard of that one?  Not sure what makes it libertarian, except
>> possibly that it leaves people to say what they want and blame being
>> offended on the victim.  I endorse it, though.  Some are constantly
>> offended, revealing weak egos and self-regard.
>>
>> If I get cussed out, I just ignore it.  If I get criticized I examine my
>> positions and possibly thank the person for pointing out my deficiency.
>> You have seen me do that here.
>>
>> Just think of it:  for thousands of years, people had gripes but did not
>> have Facebook, Twitter, etc. to post them to and so just had to develop
>> ulcers and stress health problems.  Poor things.
>>
>> I keep telling my black friends to stop being offended - it's a choice.
>>
>> bill w
>>
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