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Since you are being blunt, I'll respond in kind. I think you are too emotionally invested in this topic to see my point and thus have a rational discussion abo

Since you are being blunt, I'll respond in kind. I think you are too emotionally invested in this topic to see my point and thus have a rational discussion about it. I appreciate your experiences and never intended to insult you. However I wasn't really talking about you, you are.

btilly 13y ago
Continuing the theme. You were sufficiently unaware of the ways in which abusers try to control victims that you failed to understand the purpose of the sign. When the way in which the design of the sign is meant to bypass the dynamics of abuse was described to you, you leaped to the conclusion that abusers are going to succeed in controlling victims, so there is no point to even trying something like this sign. When I pointed out that the fact that abusers try to control victims does not mean that they necessarily succeed, and it is worth trying the sign out to see if it successfully reaches some victims, you concluded that I'm too emotionally invested to have a rational conversation. Returning your bluntness in kind, on this topic, you are sufficiently uninformed that you can't have an opinion worth respecting. Your only choices are A) inform yourself, B) shut up, or C) be an asshole. I'm sorry that you've chosen option C, and see no point in continuing this conversation.
- run4yourlives 13y ago
  You were sufficiently unaware of the ways in which abusers try to control victims that you failed to understand the purpose of the sign. I'm perfectly aware, I just don't agree that it is a valid measure, and in addition I feel this particular method is open to abuse that has little if anything to do with this particular message. you concluded that I'm too emotionally invested to have a rational conversation. Because you are, in as much as you: 1. Fail to see my main point, or feel that the negative consequences are unimportant because of the possibility of positive outcomes. 2. Have downvoted my comments. 3. Have called me an asshole. I'm pretty clear on where you stand, and see nothing to change my original assessment. Feel free to downvote this comment as well, as I'm not particularly connected to happy points on the internet.

btilly 13y ago

Continuing the theme. You were sufficiently unaware of the ways in which abusers try to control victims that you failed to understand the purpose of the sign. When the way in which the design of the sign is meant to bypass the dynamics of abuse was described to you, you leaped to the conclusion that abusers are going to succeed in controlling victims, so there is no point to even trying something like this sign. When I pointed out that the fact that abusers try to control victims does not mean that they necessarily succeed, and it is worth trying the sign out to see if it successfully reaches some victims, you concluded that I'm too emotionally invested to have a rational conversation. Returning your bluntness in kind, on this topic, you are sufficiently uninformed that you can't have an opinion worth respecting. Your only choices are A) inform yourself, B) shut up, or C) be an asshole. I'm sorry that you've chosen option C, and see no point in continuing this conversation.

run4yourlives 13y ago
You were sufficiently unaware of the ways in which abusers try to control victims that you failed to understand the purpose of the sign. I'm perfectly aware, I just don't agree that it is a valid measure, and in addition I feel this particular method is open to abuse that has little if anything to do with this particular message. you concluded that I'm too emotionally invested to have a rational conversation. Because you are, in as much as you: 1. Fail to see my main point, or feel that the negative consequences are unimportant because of the possibility of positive outcomes. 2. Have downvoted my comments. 3. Have called me an asshole. I'm pretty clear on where you stand, and see nothing to change my original assessment. Feel free to downvote this comment as well, as I'm not particularly connected to happy points on the internet.