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So far down the thread, I don

barefooted — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 05:15:14 +0000

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So far down the thread, I don't know which comment you're referring to. And frankly, I'm too bored with your tirade to care.

I am not tap dancing around

moat — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 03:39:18 +0000

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My point of view about the validity of certain kinds of argumentation is either correct or not. I propose that the standard becomes more important in proportion to the number of people who do not really know each other are involved.

If you are in a meat space discussion with somebody you know well and start off by noting how little the other understands history, I get the style: Expressing certainty needs a little elbow room and patience with exaggeration. But in that instance, the interlocutor is overlooking a weakness in your argument as a kind of favor or lets it go as an appreciation of art for art's sake. Those acts of acceptance do not make the argument less weak.

I propose that the standard cannot be overridden by any amount of good intentions. That isn't to say good intentions are not important. But at some point, in all exchanges, the form becomes the function. Not everything but always a lot.

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Wattree — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 14:51:07 +0000

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Arriving in Belogrod for my second festival. These are some of the popular musicians on festival tour. From left to right Paul Van Kemenade, Rita Edmond and Lembit Saarsaw.
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To quote. Jubilee 20-I "Jazz province". Leonid Vintskevich brings the outcome of the. Since the beginning of the festival in it was attended by more than one and a half of thousands of musicians and about 700 thousand spectators. At each statement - anshlagi and exits at BIS. The final concert was no exception. As always, the best artists, jazz standards and new melodies. To the sweet, the organizers of the "brought" Igor Butman's band.
http://seyminfo.ru/na-dzhazovoy-provintsii-v-kurske-vistupi…
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Eric

rmrd0000 — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 14:46:41 +0000

In reply to Moat, you said,

Eric

I'm preparing a post to address your fear of the nitwit black sheriff. You focus on nonsense and have completely missed the big picture. There will not be a massive roundup of black people. I'm still awaiting your promised plan.

Moat, you said,

Wattree — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 14:02:03 +0000

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Moat, you said,
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"I can get behind leaving egos at the door. I have extensive experience at being a jerk."
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I don't believe that. I don't know you personally, but from what I've seen of your comments, you seem to be extremely delicate in your interactions with others, as oppose to me, who simply says what I have to say, and hope people can see past the words to my intent. As a writer, words are simply a tool for me to communicate what's on my mind, and not just on a superficial level, but what I actually FEEL. That's why I'm so blunt, because I'm trying to honestly communicate what I'm feeling inside.
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When I told RM that I feel like I'm trying to teach calculus to a person who has yet to learn addition and subtraction, for example. I was serious, but I didn't mean it as a slam. I was simply suggesting to him that he's probably not seeing what I'm seeing because there's probably a lot of things that I've seen in the past that he hasn't (and that was an assumption, of course). So I felt, based on his response, that I'd have to educate him, just to educate him, and that was my shorthand for telling him that. Then I began to try to do that.
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You see, it's a part of my personal philosophy that tap dancing around an issue is a waste - either say what you have to say, or drop the subject. Because for me, when a person starts to tap dance, it suggests that they may have malevolent intent. My attitude toward such people is, "Man, just tell me what you've got to say. Black people tend to be What?" Then once it's out, we can openly discuss the issue.

Okay, barefooted, so what's

Wattree — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 13:21:02 +0000

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Okay, barefooted, so what's your point?

Moat,

Wattree — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 13:19:23 +0000

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Moat,
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Fortunately, I don't live in your world. I live in my own world, and in my world, it's important to be straight forward and honest in the way you deal with people - it saves time, and what you're thinking is clear. You hear that kind of rhetoric in the Black community ALL the time. So, frankly, I think it's egotistical of you to assume that I have some sort of obligation to conform to the social conventions of your world. You don't corner the market on what's acceptable communication. My world is not filled with overly sensitive crybabies, so we're not required to bullshit. We simply say what's on our mind. That serves for effective communication, and the other party doesn't have to wonder what's on your mind, because he, or she, knows that you have no hesitation in expressing it. It's called truth and honesty. My motive is to either educate, or be educated, so I don't have time to babysit, and I refuse to do it. So there, and stop trying to engage me in a spitball fight, because it's a waste of your time. You can't insult me, because I don't care how you feel about me. My mind is on other matters.

RM,

Wattree — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 12:35:01 +0000

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RM,

How do you compare this virtuosity with what you're hearing today? I bought this album when I was 16, and many of my friends were into it too. That shows you the difference in the way we thought, and the way 16 year-olds think today. We've been dumbed-down.

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Listen to the seriousness of the tune below. Jackie did this for Eric Dolphy after he suddenly died, and 16 year-olds we listening to this. We weren't running around listening to no dumb-ass nursery rhymes. We were serious. That's why I'm very intolerant of bullshit today.
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COME ON, BLACK PEOPLE!!!

Wattree — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 12:17:38 +0000

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COME ON, BLACK PEOPLE!!!
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https://www.facebook.com/100001253861712/videos/vb.100001253861712/56008...
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BLACK PEOPLE NEED TO WAKE UP. LOOK OUT GEORGE BENSON!!!
IN RUSSIA!!! WITH RITA EDMOND. CHECKOUT THESE DUDES' CHOPS.
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Black people need to wake up. People all over the world understand the value of our culture better than we do. We're going to end up being the only culture in the history of humanity who are incapable of playing what we invented. They're doing this, while we're busy scratching records to drum machines and reciting vulgar nursery rhymes. Come on, people!!!

RM,

Wattree — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 12:12:10 +0000

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RM,

I hope you take the time to read my link above. We don't hear that kind of virtuosity anymore, because we've been dumbed down. What they've done to music, they've done to our minds in general - in fact, what we listen to in music is a reflection of the dumming-down process. People are just not as smart as they used to be. During the sixties EVERYBODY was an intellectual. I received my entire education on the street. By the time I got to college I could debate any professor I had (except in math). The reason for that is we learned to be curious and independent thinkers, and not simply go along with the popular opinion of the crowd:
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