Is being 'nice' nonviolent?

[Zerbie]

Originally Posted by keltic63

hey! don't be getting all uppity!

I saw this right after it was posted, and didn't get it. It confused me.

Then I come back to find:

Originally Posted by andrewlittle

I thought this was a typo at first, but then Steve's post drew my attention to the word.

Damn, I thought I knew every four letter word there was.

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Now, more confused.

Originally Posted by keltic63

Come and see the violence inherent in the system. Help! Help! I'm being repressed!

Oh, what a giveaway! Did you hear that? Did you hear that, eh? That's what I'm on about! Did you see him repressing me? You saw him, Didn't you?

Context and meaning completely evade me. . . .

Confuséd.

[keltic63]

Originally Posted by Zerbie

I saw this right after it was posted, and didn't get it. It confused me.

Then I come back to find:




Now, more confused.




Context and meaning completely evade me. . . .

Confuséd.

when blacks joined together in the civil rights movement, whites felt that they were being disrespected by "uppity" blacks. when we stand in opposition, we are perceived as being disrespectful, and thus my "uppity" reference. It helped that you used a rare word "dint" so I could illustrate just how uppity you've become

for some strange reason, andy's post reminded me of Monty Python's "Holy Grail" the quote about repression is from that movie.....it might be better not to ask why that came to mind, and please don't do any psychoanalysis as it won't bode well for me.

[zephyr013]

As I read through this thread, the phrase "kill them with kindness" came into my head.

To me, kindness and niceness are mutually exclusive.

I feel that the difference between being kind and being nice is this: kindness involves an acceptance of imperfection as a result of untruth in the other person... a reaction of unconditionally loving.

Being nice requires no true emotion, definitely not love, in my opinion. It occurs as a result of "passing" as Daniel described.

In short, kindness is a necessary product of the spiritual state of non-violence. "Niceness" is not.

[scott snedeker]

Originally Posted by keltic63

when blacks joined together in the civil rights movement, whites felt that they were being disrespected by "uppity" blacks. when we stand in opposition, we are perceived as being disrespectful, and thus my "uppity" reference. It helped that you used a rare word "dint" so I could illustrate just how uppity you've become

for some strange reason, andy's post reminded me of Monty Python's "Holy Grail" the quote about repression is from that movie.....it might be better not to ask why that came to mind, and please don't do any psychoanalysis as it won't bode well for me.

I made one new year's resolution in 1998:

"I will not explain my jokes!"

So far I have been good at keepng it ten years later.

..........And now for something completely different...........

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[keltic63]

Originally Posted by scott snedeker

I made one new year's resolution in 1998:

"I will not explain my jokes!"

So far I have been good at keepng it ten years later.

..........And now for something completely different...........

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I almost made that statement.....but it was for Zerbie, and since she didn't understand all my stuff in the Valentine's thread, I couldn't leave her hanging on this one.

[Zerbie]

Originally Posted by keltic63

I almost made that statement.....but it was for Zerbie, and since she didn't understand all my stuff in the Valentine's thread, I couldn't leave her hanging on this one.

Thanks. Or I would have had to try and ignore the last 5 or however many posts.

So, did my point get made? I was making a serious point.

Whereas, now I'm trying to recall the holy grail movie, and keep wondering if that's the one where the guys all get savaged by the fluffy killer bunny. Is it?

[andrewlittle]

Originally Posted by Zerbie

So, did my point get made?

Whereas, now I'm trying to recall the holy grail movie, and keep wondering if that's the one where the guys all get savaged by the fluffy killer bunny. Is it?

YES! On both counts.