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In reply to the discussion: How about a SINCERE WilliamPitt Appreciation Thread? [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)verification of assumptions..
But assumptions based on prior KNOWLEDGE and FACTS about individuals often do turn out to be correct.
Eg, if this had been my and others' only encounter with this kind of manipulation from this poster, I would have made no such assumption, and would have assumed it was a genuine, sincere OP.
YOU must also be familiar with what most DUers learned, from his own admissions, about this poster, since you TOO made the same assumption, that it was not sincere.
I'm far from being a heroic champion. Would never, eg, have had the courage Will Pitt had when he publicly took on the Bush War Criminals, going so far as to write a book about the lies they told.
I was satisfied to just quietly discuss what we all knew, with other like-minded people in what seemed to be a safer setting.
What was MM doing back then? I didn't do much but at least I was on the side of those who were appalled by they liars and war criminals rather than cavorting with the 'enemy'.
And you again state what I already addressed, that we should ASSUME that GBCW OPs are a sign of narcissism. No, I do not make that assumption. I told you what I generally assume already.
Put it this way, I would rather be wrong but retain the ability to empathize with other human beings by erring on the side of compassion absent any other knowledge that the poster has a record of deception.
Which is definitely NOT the case with WP who has the opposite problem if anything, of being TOO blunt, which btw, I prefer to sneaky, passive aggressive behavior.