'Mom' and 'Dad' disappear from Californian schools

[lilpixieofterror]

Then I am certainly sorry I do not know the person nor do I understand the reference.

taoist is an atheist that sometimes takes alot of flack. I actually enjoy talking to him and make that known to everyone in here that we chat on IM when we get a chance. Yet again, you do not have to 'agree with the in crowd' in order to be respected.

[Jackie Fox]

Yep, that is true, but I do doubt you know the context behind that.

Please explain.

Funny, I never said that I agree with them on everything.

That is certainly true.

However; I have seen them answer your questions with reasons and arguments that you dismissed.

This is have not seen from those with whom I have argued on topics here.

In this thread the person x boom attacked me without provocation. Some reason shown there, huh?

Now do you have a reason/argument that does not rest on an assertion?

On what topic?

I believe in this thread I addressed Schwarzenegger's political future. That is certainly an assertion or a conjecture, but, in discussing the future in politics the best any of us can offer is an educated guess.

[Jackie Fox]

Aww, so only Jackie is allowed to be mean, nobody else is! Perhaps you can tell me why you're allowed to be mean, but nobody else is.

I have never said that. Why would you imply I did? Does it make you feel better?

[Jackie Fox]

taoist is an atheist that sometimes takes alot of flack. I actually enjoy talking to him and make that known to everyone in here that we chat on IM when we get a chance.

I understand.

Yet again, you do not have to 'agree with the in crowd' in order to be respected.

Respect must be earned. But then there is courtesy.

[lilpixieofterror]

I have never said that. Why would you imply I did? Does it make you feel better?

No Jackie, it's your attitude that you display to others that makes us call you a hypocrite when you point out others being mean when you are just as mean (or meaner still) then they are. I may not be a person who is most in touch with my emotional side, but the attitude you've displayed is just plain hateful.

[lilpixieofterror]

Respect must be earned. But then there is courtesy.

Which you have not shown you have earned that courtesy. Mossy, Gabby, and Storico are quite nice and I have seen them let others walk on them a bit, yet the refuse to be mean to them. You're one of the very few people that has been able to upset Storico enough to get her to give you a rolling eyes response, and that is her being mean and if she's being that way. There is a reason for it. If you want people to stop acting the way they do, my advice is to drop that little attitude of yours.

[Conductor42]

Why couldn't that happen to me in high school. ;:)

I would say something, but I think I'd get moderated

[Pilgrim]

It was his post to which I replied.

What is the logic of your post there? Are you just anxious to get back in the good graces of the in-crowd after showing courtesy to me previously?

You're missing the point. If he was the one who posted it you can't logically be the one who proved anything.

[yxboom]

You're missing the point. If he was the one who posted it you can't logically be the one who proved anything.

i proved she is a self absorbed pretentious schizo with a victim complex as vast as the chip on her shoulder with something to prove. thanks pilgrim, with your post i just proved it. with el hippies post i also proved jackie fox is really a 40 year old unemployed man. yup i proved it.

[Nicholas]

I would say something, but I think I'd get moderated

You know, this reminds me of a story my mom told me about things that happened in the town her family lived in when she was in high shool in the 60's. Apparently, someone in the school went crawling through the air ducts to get above the girl's locker room.

[Glenn P]

Why do you think so?

Two reasons: The results and also the principles behind homeshcooling. But this isn't the thread to go into all that.

[timspong]

They say things are worse in Europe, but I haven't experienced that yet. I have lived a very sheltered life, though. Do you have any thoughts on this? I know most American atheists would say Europe is better than America. Why?

I have lived in both Europe and the US and I would say that the US situation is probably worse as the liberalization is in direct conflict with the “religious right” which makes both sides far more aggressive. In Europe there is hardly any religious conservatives so the liberals are a little more subdued.

I live in Africa now and I would say that the situation here is opposite that of Europe i.e. hardly any liberals and religious conservativism en mass.

[Pilgrim]

So you think this will be really really bad for your kids then?

Hey Decoski, did you ever answer the above question?

[Jackie Fox]

No Jackie, it's your attitude that you display to others that makes us call you a hypocrite when you point out others being mean when you are just as mean (or meaner still) then they are. I may not be a person who is most in touch with my emotional side, but the attitude you've displayed is just plain hateful.

I disagree with the assessment. Is is possible for you to provide an example of "hatefulness" posted by me?

[Jackie Fox]

Which you have not shown you have earned that courtesy.

Courtesy is never earned. It is freely given.

Mossy, Gabby, and Storico are quite nice and I have seen them let others walk on them a bit, yet the refuse to be mean to them.

I do not know who "Mossy" is. Gabby and I had some fireworks over an issue. I do not agree with her but I have nothing against her. Storico, I am not aware of problems.

You're one of the very few people that has been able to upset Storico enough to get her to give you a rolling eyes response, and that is her being mean and if she's being that way. There is a reason for it.

She can roll her eyes at me all she wants and it will not bother me.

If you want people to stop acting the way they do, my advice is to drop that little attitude of yours.

Interesting advice to be receiving from someone who attacked me before I knew they even existed.