5/16/05

[SolidusRaccoon]

Very wise words, RH, I will probably use LuLu with my own book.

[BlasTech]

"Be who you are" i think is the underlying theme here. Confidence is the first step on that road ... and its always the first step that's the hardest.

[Earl McClaw]

One of the best arguments against the "cult of self-esteem" I've ever heard was that if you do something wrong, cruel, criminal, maybe even evil, you shouldn't feel good about yourself. Much like pain, feeling guilty and ashamed is a powerful motivator to do better next time. Someone who has high self-esteem all the time might not stand up to some of the better psych evaluations out there.

Confidence and competence need to go hand in hand. This goes right back to the oft-repeated (or altered) lines:

Lord, give me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference!

[BlasTech]

I think Wisdom is the key there, its often said that wisdom gives rise to courage, not the other way round. Wisdom can also contain recklessness and build self esteem.

[Calbeck]

RHJunior's attitudes are remarkably compatible with LDS morals and culture.

Also with standard American morals and culture. -:)

Heck, my only problem with his comics is that he's not very good at portraying the actual arguments of the Left.

I have much the same problem with comics that attempt to portray the Right. Doonesbury, This Modern World, I Drew This, etcetera...all have a basic tendency to rely on straw-man arguments that fall apart under examination.

However, since getting a grip on how the other side thinks is _really_ hard when theres such a huge gulf between the two, it doesn't significantly detract from my enjoyment.

Ditto.

[Kerry Skydancer]

Someone commented on this recently, and I think it bears repeating. The Right knows exactly what the Left thinks on issues - they have little choice, as the Left is so vociferous about it. The Left, on the other hand, has never closed their collective mouths long enough to listen to what the Right is saying - and so they don't understand us at all, or even realize that we are not monolithic.

[Shyal_malkes]

Calbeck, do you read Ozy and Millie?

that was one of the first webcomics i ever stumbled upon!

i ask cause it is made by teh same guy that writes "I Drew This"

[The Lurker Below]

One time in a restaurant I watched what seemed to be a boyfreind trying to talk to one of the female waitresses who i'm assuming is his gf and then suddenly start to shove her out the door. I was so readdy to follow them out and beat the shit out of the guy but you have to reealize you don't know the situation or why they guy did the action

And do you know how things turned out in the end?

Regretfully, this sounds like the start of too many RL stories where the estranged girl friend/wife ends up dead.

There is never a legitamite reason to lay hands on another person. If you can't make your point with words and reason, then you don't have that strong of a point.

8)

[Shyal_malkes]

and yet things come to blows/screaming contests/mudthrowing contests so often in the world.

[Sharuuk]

There is never a legitamite reason to lay hands on another person. If you can't make your point with words and reason, then you don't have that strong of a point. 8)

That is the mindset of most liberal pacifists, that everything can be settled with words and "diplomacy".

Lurker, you're difinetely wrong on this point. There are many legitimate reasons to lay hands on another person both friendly and aggressively. And since situations are fluid, a blanket statement like yours cannot apply to all. A classic case of "one size fits none".

Shaaruuk

[SolidusRaccoon]

Lurker, you're difinetely wrong on this point. There are many legitimate reasons to lay hands on another person both friendly and aggressively. And since situations are fluid, a blanket statement like yours cannot apply to all. A classic case of "one size fits none".

Shaaruuk

Indeed, once in a while you need to clean a persons clock to get them to act civillized.

[Shyal_malkes]

There is never a legitamite reason to lay hands on another person. If you can't make your point with words and reason, then you don't have that strong of a point.

but i don't want you to eat me Mr. crockadile

but i am hungry and it won't take long

i won't let you eat me, i'll run away first

over my dead body you will, now come here and let me eat you

"over your dead body?", well if i can't run away, then i guess "over your dead body" will have to do

sometimes, the only point you want to make is that you don't want to be eaten.

then again, coming to blows too soon is rude and unfair to those who genuinely meant you no harm and just needed some clarification.

[Sharuuk]

Lurker, you're difinetely wrong on this point. There are many legitimate reasons to lay hands on another person both friendly and aggressively. And since situations are fluid, a blanket statement like yours cannot apply to all. A classic case of "one size fits none".

Shaaruuk

Indeed, once in a while you need to clean a persons clock to get them to act civillized.

Agreed Sol......and sometimes you gotta clean someones clock just to get their attention!

Shaaruuk