<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:19.2px">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.</p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:19.2px">-Dave exactly what I think bill w</p></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 12:27 PM, Dave Sill <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sparge@gmail.com" target="_blank">sparge@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">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.</p>
<p dir="ltr">-Dave</p>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Sep 7, 2016 12:14 PM, "William Flynn Wallace" <<a href="mailto:foozler83@gmail.com" target="_blank">foozler83@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">I read today a quote said to be libertarian and never heard of it:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">Offense cannot be given, only taken.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">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. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">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.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">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.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">I keep telling my black friends to stop being offended - it's a choice.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">bill w</div></div>
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