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Date Posted: 30/06/10 11:08:12am
Author: Barbara
Subject: Misunderstanding
In reply to: Tom 's message, "Re: Just wondering ..." on 30/06/10 10:38:19am

I was not criticising you for being strong willed and vocal, I think you misunderstand me.

I was just wondering how many other people benefitted from this strength?

From what you've already told me, it sounds like you went along with the crowd mentality most of the time, unless it affected you personally. It does not sound to me like tyou ever bothered to put yourself in the firing line for anyone else.

>>Well, that's all very nice for you, big pat on the
>>back and everything. Just wondering though, seeing as
>>you say you were strong willed and vocal - how many
>>other downtrodden people did you stand up for, apart
>>from your own self?
>
>Is everything a contest with you Barbara? It seems
>that you have gone so far one way you can't now see
>the goodness in people.
>
>Criticism heads my way for saying I was stong willed
>and vocal yet you bemoan being downtrodden. There's no
>answer for you is there? Perhaps you'd have been
>happier that I was a shrinking violet in need of
>sectioning because of spiritual abuse? I'm not -
>testament that years in community and further years in
>the JA is not a recipe for menlat illness :)
>
>Anyway, back to the point it'd be true to say I spoke
>up for a fair few people but no doubt the next
>response will be riddled with spin. Equally, I don't
>keep a list of people I've ever spoke up for. Man
>pleaseing is so passe.
>
>Ultimately, we are who we are :)

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>I was not criticising you for being strong willed and >vocal, I think you misunderstand me. > >I was just wondering how many other people benefitted >from this strength? > >From what you've already told me, it sounds like you >went along with the crowd mentality most of the time, >unless it affected you personally. It does not sound >to me like tyou ever bothered to put yourself in the >firing line for anyone else. > > >>>Well, that's all very nice for you, big pat on the >>>back and everything. Just wondering though, seeing as >>>you say you were strong willed and vocal - how many >>>other downtrodden people did you stand up for, apart >>>from your own self? >> >>Is everything a contest with you Barbara? It seems >>that you have gone so far one way you can't now see >>the goodness in people. >> >>Criticism heads my way for saying I was stong willed >>and vocal yet you bemoan being downtrodden. There's no >>answer for you is there? Perhaps you'd have been >>happier that I was a shrinking violet in need of >>sectioning because of spiritual abuse? I'm not - >>testament that years in community and further years in >>the JA is not a recipe for menlat illness :) >> >>Anyway, back to the point it'd be true to say I spoke >>up for a fair few people but no doubt the next >>response will be riddled with spin. Equally, I don't >>keep a list of people I've ever spoke up for. Man >>pleaseing is so passe. >> >>Ultimately, we are who we are :)
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