[MD] Straw Men and the Primacy of Trust

[Ian Glendinning]

DMB and Matt exchanged ...

> DMB said:
> (In my experience, accusations boil the blood only to the extent that
> they're true - so much so that wild, implausible accusations will only
> amuse the accused.)
>
> Matt:
> That might be the nub assumption we differ on.  In my experience,
> accusations will boil the blood of a much larger range of psychological
> profiles, even when they are not true.

DMB sees offence and accusation as a source of mild amusement.
As I said - water off a duck's back is the problem - ignorance of the
issues, possibly, as you go on to suggest a kind of "macho" stance of
the "real" American. Being offended is for wimps.
Thanks again Matt.

And it's so left-brain, so rationally autistic, that I cannot
understand why someone as intelligent as dmb - with his history
addressing the mythos - doesn't see the immense irony in the MoQ
context - this is not just "any" discussion list. This is the real
"offence".
Ian