tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post5972941109787055728..comments2024-03-01T03:37:20.420-05:00Comments on I'M SOMEWHERE ELSE: About being antagonistic and harsh and us vs. themAmanda Foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200794053287551087noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post-35714714863105118572009-11-26T23:28:10.005-05:002009-11-26T23:28:10.005-05:00Yes, this.
(I actually find myself following the ...Yes, this.<br /><br />(I actually find myself following the opposite pattern from you --- the more radically and strongly I disagree with something --- <i>especially</i> if I also feel very strongly about it --- the less likely I am to say anything. This is because I have a lot of trouble with language, particularly spoken language, and if I see I am going to have to explain a lot of really complicated, emotionally charged things to explain why I find something offensive or wrong, I probably won't try, especially if the person hasn't given me anything to build off of. I need a lot of help from a conversational partner, and thus I just cannot do adversarial forms of conversation like debate.)Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860246538349067232noreply@blogger.com