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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: The Philosopher who wrote (73154)	8/24/2003 7:07:17 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

You think that if it was intended as an insult, therefore it was an insult. No. If someone does something to you that is generally considered an insult, something Miss Manners considers an insult, then it is an insult. The insult may be intentional or unintentional, but is still an insult. The recipient has no control over that. The recipient can control how he chooses to interpret the insult. He can also control to some extent his emotional reaction to it. And he can control to a greater extent what behavior he assumes as a result of the insult. He can choose not to take it as an insult or to forgive the insult because it was unintentional. He can choose to deny or suppress or slough off any hurt or anger. He can lash out or demand redress, or not. It is important what he does in response to the insult, but that does not determine whether or not it was an insult. Some people may feel insulted when they haven't been, but not feeling insulted when you have been doesn't change the determination of whether or not it was an insult. I believe what you mean by the insult not having been delivered is that the insult didn't score. To that I'd say good for you. But it was still an insult. It's a philosophical difference rooted, I believe, in the deeper question of to what extent an individual is responsible for his or her responses to other people. No, I agree with you and always have that the individual is generally responsible how he acts in response to an insult. And to some extent how he feels in response to an insult. You are trying to rationalize your position by brushing off the fact of the insult and I won't let you.