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Ren
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So why I am so object to his death? It is exactly what he wanted and needed. To die a Martry at the hands of the US and to rally his fighters. Not to die alone, miserable, and not a martyr like a rat in a cage…
[/quote]I agree it could have been handled a lot better – he deserved to rot in a cage, or at least be pig food. Burying him quickly “according to Islamic traditions” was a HUGE mistake (we’re apologetic even in a moment like that?? I’d have thrown him into an alligator pit). But I also don’t think he looked like a martyr. He lived and died a coward, in better conditions than most of his minions have ever seen, and they’ll realize that.
The important thing is that the net effect for them is demoralizing (the most clever and resourceful among them cannot escape us), no matter how they try to spin it, and boy will they try to spin it…
Participant[quote=CDMA ENG]
So why I am so object to his death? It is exactly what he wanted and needed. To die a Martry at the hands of the US and to rally his fighters. Not to die alone, miserable, and not a martyr like a rat in a cage…
[/quote]I agree it could have been handled a lot better – he deserved to rot in a cage, or at least be pig food. Burying him quickly “according to Islamic traditions” was a HUGE mistake (we’re apologetic even in a moment like that?? I’d have thrown him into an alligator pit). But I also don’t think he looked like a martyr. He lived and died a coward, in better conditions than most of his minions have ever seen, and they’ll realize that.
The important thing is that the net effect for them is demoralizing (the most clever and resourceful among them cannot escape us), no matter how they try to spin it, and boy will they try to spin it…
Participant[quote=CDMA ENG]
So why I am so object to his death? It is exactly what he wanted and needed. To die a Martry at the hands of the US and to rally his fighters. Not to die alone, miserable, and not a martyr like a rat in a cage…
[/quote]I agree it could have been handled a lot better – he deserved to rot in a cage, or at least be pig food. Burying him quickly “according to Islamic traditions” was a HUGE mistake (we’re apologetic even in a moment like that?? I’d have thrown him into an alligator pit). But I also don’t think he looked like a martyr. He lived and died a coward, in better conditions than most of his minions have ever seen, and they’ll realize that.
The important thing is that the net effect for them is demoralizing (the most clever and resourceful among them cannot escape us), no matter how they try to spin it, and boy will they try to spin it…
Participant[quote=CDMA ENG]
So why I am so object to his death? It is exactly what he wanted and needed. To die a Martry at the hands of the US and to rally his fighters. Not to die alone, miserable, and not a martyr like a rat in a cage…
[/quote]I agree it could have been handled a lot better – he deserved to rot in a cage, or at least be pig food. Burying him quickly “according to Islamic traditions” was a HUGE mistake (we’re apologetic even in a moment like that?? I’d have thrown him into an alligator pit). But I also don’t think he looked like a martyr. He lived and died a coward, in better conditions than most of his minions have ever seen, and they’ll realize that.
The important thing is that the net effect for them is demoralizing (the most clever and resourceful among them cannot escape us), no matter how they try to spin it, and boy will they try to spin it…
ParticipantI think the nicest thing you will hear about zillow estimates on this forum is “wildly inaccurate”.
However, you can still use zillow to estimate market value, by doing exactly what appraisers do, which is look at the sold comps in the last 6 months in that area.
ParticipantI think the nicest thing you will hear about zillow estimates on this forum is “wildly inaccurate”.
However, you can still use zillow to estimate market value, by doing exactly what appraisers do, which is look at the sold comps in the last 6 months in that area.
ParticipantI think the nicest thing you will hear about zillow estimates on this forum is “wildly inaccurate”.
However, you can still use zillow to estimate market value, by doing exactly what appraisers do, which is look at the sold comps in the last 6 months in that area.
ParticipantI think the nicest thing you will hear about zillow estimates on this forum is “wildly inaccurate”.
However, you can still use zillow to estimate market value, by doing exactly what appraisers do, which is look at the sold comps in the last 6 months in that area.
ParticipantI think the nicest thing you will hear about zillow estimates on this forum is “wildly inaccurate”.
However, you can still use zillow to estimate market value, by doing exactly what appraisers do, which is look at the sold comps in the last 6 months in that area.
Participant[quote=briansd1]Ren, pricks are not saints. Acting like a saint is part of being a prick.[/quote]
I didn’t say they were saints, I said the worst pricks are the ones who think they are saints, and I’ll amend that to include those pricks who are only acting like saints.
[quote]Society richly rewards pricks; so people learn to become pricks. Prime examples: Donald Trump, Glen Beck, Rush Limbaugh.
Even the righteous admire and respect pricks. So there’s not much downside to being a prick.[/quote]
Those are just the pricks who get noticed. There are a lot more who live in the gutters of society. The vast majority of successful people I know are not pricks.
I’ll grant you that some aspects of a prick can be respected – for example, I (somewhat) respect Limbaugh’s intelligence. Other than that, he’s a complete ass and hypocrite. I don’t respect or admire him.
[quote]Being kind, gentle and understanding is frought with danger. You’re seen as weak and malleable — someone who can be taken advantage of. And pretty soon you’re crucified. That’s when you become a saint, but then you’re dead.[/quote]
You’re assuming that you can’t have some combination of the two – I believe that’s the most effective. You’re right, though – someone who is only cuddly and nice will be consistently run over, and even I (someone who appreciates nice people) am repulsed by weakness.
It is possible to be kind by default and ruthless when appropriate. That’s what I strive for. In some ways it’s actually the easiest and most rewarding way to go – I’m respected by the people I admire and whose opinions matter to me, and I get to run over the people who deserve it.
Participant[quote=briansd1]Ren, pricks are not saints. Acting like a saint is part of being a prick.[/quote]
I didn’t say they were saints, I said the worst pricks are the ones who think they are saints, and I’ll amend that to include those pricks who are only acting like saints.
[quote]Society richly rewards pricks; so people learn to become pricks. Prime examples: Donald Trump, Glen Beck, Rush Limbaugh.
Even the righteous admire and respect pricks. So there’s not much downside to being a prick.[/quote]
Those are just the pricks who get noticed. There are a lot more who live in the gutters of society. The vast majority of successful people I know are not pricks.
I’ll grant you that some aspects of a prick can be respected – for example, I (somewhat) respect Limbaugh’s intelligence. Other than that, he’s a complete ass and hypocrite. I don’t respect or admire him.
[quote]Being kind, gentle and understanding is frought with danger. You’re seen as weak and malleable — someone who can be taken advantage of. And pretty soon you’re crucified. That’s when you become a saint, but then you’re dead.[/quote]
You’re assuming that you can’t have some combination of the two – I believe that’s the most effective. You’re right, though – someone who is only cuddly and nice will be consistently run over, and even I (someone who appreciates nice people) am repulsed by weakness.
It is possible to be kind by default and ruthless when appropriate. That’s what I strive for. In some ways it’s actually the easiest and most rewarding way to go – I’m respected by the people I admire and whose opinions matter to me, and I get to run over the people who deserve it.
Participant[quote=briansd1]Ren, pricks are not saints. Acting like a saint is part of being a prick.[/quote]
I didn’t say they were saints, I said the worst pricks are the ones who think they are saints, and I’ll amend that to include those pricks who are only acting like saints.
[quote]Society richly rewards pricks; so people learn to become pricks. Prime examples: Donald Trump, Glen Beck, Rush Limbaugh.
Even the righteous admire and respect pricks. So there’s not much downside to being a prick.[/quote]
Those are just the pricks who get noticed. There are a lot more who live in the gutters of society. The vast majority of successful people I know are not pricks.
I’ll grant you that some aspects of a prick can be respected – for example, I (somewhat) respect Limbaugh’s intelligence. Other than that, he’s a complete ass and hypocrite. I don’t respect or admire him.
[quote]Being kind, gentle and understanding is frought with danger. You’re seen as weak and malleable — someone who can be taken advantage of. And pretty soon you’re crucified. That’s when you become a saint, but then you’re dead.[/quote]
You’re assuming that you can’t have some combination of the two – I believe that’s the most effective. You’re right, though – someone who is only cuddly and nice will be consistently run over, and even I (someone who appreciates nice people) am repulsed by weakness.
It is possible to be kind by default and ruthless when appropriate. That’s what I strive for. In some ways it’s actually the easiest and most rewarding way to go – I’m respected by the people I admire and whose opinions matter to me, and I get to run over the people who deserve it.
Participant[quote=briansd1]Ren, pricks are not saints. Acting like a saint is part of being a prick.[/quote]
I didn’t say they were saints, I said the worst pricks are the ones who think they are saints, and I’ll amend that to include those pricks who are only acting like saints.
[quote]Society richly rewards pricks; so people learn to become pricks. Prime examples: Donald Trump, Glen Beck, Rush Limbaugh.
Even the righteous admire and respect pricks. So there’s not much downside to being a prick.[/quote]
Those are just the pricks who get noticed. There are a lot more who live in the gutters of society. The vast majority of successful people I know are not pricks.
I’ll grant you that some aspects of a prick can be respected – for example, I (somewhat) respect Limbaugh’s intelligence. Other than that, he’s a complete ass and hypocrite. I don’t respect or admire him.
[quote]Being kind, gentle and understanding is frought with danger. You’re seen as weak and malleable — someone who can be taken advantage of. And pretty soon you’re crucified. That’s when you become a saint, but then you’re dead.[/quote]
You’re assuming that you can’t have some combination of the two – I believe that’s the most effective. You’re right, though – someone who is only cuddly and nice will be consistently run over, and even I (someone who appreciates nice people) am repulsed by weakness.
It is possible to be kind by default and ruthless when appropriate. That’s what I strive for. In some ways it’s actually the easiest and most rewarding way to go – I’m respected by the people I admire and whose opinions matter to me, and I get to run over the people who deserve it.
Participant[quote=briansd1]Ren, pricks are not saints. Acting like a saint is part of being a prick.[/quote]
I didn’t say they were saints, I said the worst pricks are the ones who think they are saints, and I’ll amend that to include those pricks who are only acting like saints.
[quote]Society richly rewards pricks; so people learn to become pricks. Prime examples: Donald Trump, Glen Beck, Rush Limbaugh.
Even the righteous admire and respect pricks. So there’s not much downside to being a prick.[/quote]
Those are just the pricks who get noticed. There are a lot more who live in the gutters of society. The vast majority of successful people I know are not pricks.
I’ll grant you that some aspects of a prick can be respected – for example, I (somewhat) respect Limbaugh’s intelligence. Other than that, he’s a complete ass and hypocrite. I don’t respect or admire him.
[quote]Being kind, gentle and understanding is frought with danger. You’re seen as weak and malleable — someone who can be taken advantage of. And pretty soon you’re crucified. That’s when you become a saint, but then you’re dead.[/quote]
You’re assuming that you can’t have some combination of the two – I believe that’s the most effective. You’re right, though – someone who is only cuddly and nice will be consistently run over, and even I (someone who appreciates nice people) am repulsed by weakness.
It is possible to be kind by default and ruthless when appropriate. That’s what I strive for. In some ways it’s actually the easiest and most rewarding way to go – I’m respected by the people I admire and whose opinions matter to me, and I get to run over the people who deserve it.
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