Vampier wrote:
Glen has a choice …No he does not. Glen can only be true to himself and be Glen .. pure and simple. He is not a conditioned gutless and emasculated good little boy or citizen.
i strongly disagree. EVERYONE has a CHOICE in how they conduct themselves and CHOOSE to interact with others.
perhaps sociopaths and others suffering under the yoke of mental illness do not have a choice...them, THEY get a pass. but i still will avoid them and limit my interactions w them.
Vampier wrote: Another and perhaps better way of relating his supposed antics might be to say that his being outspoken, uncompromising, opinionated and firmly set in his method, belief and Self … could be a vastly better way of putting it.
it would seem that the sheer act of expressing one's views (regardless of what those views are) is enough in and of itself to garner a pass from you on any views expressed in any manner.
i'm all for freedom of speech, but i will not hoist glen or anyone else upon my shoulders (as we've seen you do time and time again making excuses for glen) simply because they aren't "a conditioned gutless and emasculated good little boy or citizen" and because they speak their mind in support of their views.
sorry, there's lots of haters, lunatics, fanatics, and wackjobs.... the world's full of 'em. and they don't garner a pass, admiration, or any respect from me simply because they are true to themselves and because they speak their mind.
it takes a little more to earn my respect than that.