I took offense because I wasn't being judgmental. You, however, were.
This is what we call 'projection'.
Your mistake, and a typical CJ goof up. When you are uncomfortable you attack and project onto others. I have never taken offense to being called judgmental. There may be times when people misapply the term but that is a separate issue. You objected to the characterisation but the whole discussion between you three (bentway, tejek, and yourself) was nothing if it wasn't judgemental. So you've gone into days now of attacking me with every kind of vitriolic slam for simply pointing out the obvious.
Character counts with me. I have paid close attention to which posters are accountable on character and which are merely tools of some dogmatic idealism or some partisanism. I pay attention to which posters should be taken serious when they are taking a position on principle and which are simply employing high school debate gambits out of misplaced loyalty to the ideological dogma they serve.
There are left wingers, even extremists on SI who I know are very serious about their principles and I have complete respect for their views, even when I take an opposing view. Same with right wingers and even some extreme right wingers. I can't think of a left winger on this thread who qualifies but there are some on other threads.
I consider myself a good judge of character, and I recognize some people are masking their true character on these political discussion threads. Over a long period of time, however, those masks become transparent. I have made mistakes in that area but usually in giving someone more credit than they deserve.
Conduct is much easier to judge. Miscreant, cruel, brutal, spiteful, behavior I judge as bad,... kindness, consideration, generosity, caring, etc, I judge as good.
So go ahead, call me judgemental. |
