Comments on: Learning To Say “No,” and “Goodbye” http://shesright.org/2009/06/19/learning-to-say-no-and-goodbye/ Someone's gotta be right around here. Sun, 13 Jun 2010 09:23:06 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Contratimes http://shesright.org/2009/06/19/learning-to-say-no-and-goodbye/comment-page-1/#comment-45818 Contratimes Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:57:37 +0000 http://shesright.org/?p=1754#comment-45818 I have only known your work for a short time, but that does not preclude me from asserting that your blog will be missed. I understand the need to pull away, even to retire. I am also quite familiar with the "Don't give to the dogs what is sacred for they may turn and rend you to pieces" sort of risk associated with publicly taking a political stand. This blogging thing is nasty, really. My observation is that my leftist interlocutors are more interested in Who says what than What is actually said. That is why they more often than not turn to ad hominem fallacies: if they can reject or reduce who you are, they can reject what you've said without the bother of processing your arguments. If they've determined you are an X, they can just presumptuously toss you and your words aside. Again, this is strictly my experience, and this experience is NOT indicative of all leftists, but just about 99% of them. There is no real difference anymore between Vermont and NH, except for the remote possibility that things in NH still have a chance to move towards sanity. As far as NH libertarians are concerned, I find the lot of them politically embarrassing. God bless you. I have only known your work for a short time, but that does not preclude me from asserting that your blog will be missed. I understand the need to pull away, even to retire. I am also quite familiar with the “Don’t give to the dogs what is sacred for they may turn and rend you to pieces” sort of risk associated with publicly taking a political stand. This blogging thing is nasty, really.

My observation is that my leftist interlocutors are more interested in Who says what than What is actually said. That is why they more often than not turn to ad hominem fallacies: if they can reject or reduce who you are, they can reject what you’ve said without the bother of processing your arguments. If they’ve determined you are an X, they can just presumptuously toss you and your words aside. Again, this is strictly my experience, and this experience is NOT indicative of all leftists, but just about 99% of them.

There is no real difference anymore between Vermont and NH, except for the remote possibility that things in NH still have a chance to move towards sanity. As far as NH libertarians are concerned, I find the lot of them politically embarrassing.

God bless you.

]]> By: Charity http://shesright.org/2009/06/19/learning-to-say-no-and-goodbye/comment-page-1/#comment-45804 Charity Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:47:01 +0000 http://shesright.org/?p=1754#comment-45804 Thanks for the kind comments! Haik, I am not sure yet. Are you? Thanks for the kind comments!

Haik, I am not sure yet. Are you?

]]> By: Kerry http://shesright.org/2009/06/19/learning-to-say-no-and-goodbye/comment-page-1/#comment-45803 Kerry Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:13:04 +0000 http://shesright.org/?p=1754#comment-45803 Charity, you have been my "what does the other side think?" blog for two years now. Thank you, I always found your posts reflecting a very in tune and thoughtful mind, even if I didn't always agree with them. You'll find a nice spot in NH for your libertarian leanings....being the daughter and granddaughter of two long time NH libertarians, they treat them pretty nice over the river there....just watch out for those property taxes! Thank you again. Charity, you have been my “what does the other side think?” blog for two years now. Thank you, I always found your posts reflecting a very in tune and thoughtful mind, even if I didn’t always agree with them. You’ll find a nice spot in NH for your libertarian leanings….being the daughter and granddaughter of two long time NH libertarians, they treat them pretty nice over the river there….just watch out for those property taxes! Thank you again.

]]> By: Haik Bedrosian http://shesright.org/2009/06/19/learning-to-say-no-and-goodbye/comment-page-1/#comment-45802 Haik Bedrosian Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:48:09 +0000 http://shesright.org/?p=1754#comment-45802 Are you going to the barbecue this year? <a href="http://greenmountaindaily.com/diary/4539/hamburger-summit-time-sunday-june-28th-now-with-special-montpelier-flavor" rel="nofollow">It's in Montpelier.</a> Are you going to the barbecue this year? It’s in Montpelier.

]]> By: Ed G. Mann http://shesright.org/2009/06/19/learning-to-say-no-and-goodbye/comment-page-1/#comment-45794 Ed G. Mann Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:09:43 +0000 http://shesright.org/?p=1754#comment-45794 Voids don't get filled; they may get papered over, but the uniqueness of perspective is gone.Good luck! Voids don’t get filled; they may get papered over, but the uniqueness of perspective is gone.Good luck!

]]> By: Peter Buknatski http://shesright.org/2009/06/19/learning-to-say-no-and-goodbye/comment-page-1/#comment-45792 Peter Buknatski Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:56:08 +0000 http://shesright.org/?p=1754#comment-45792 A perspective that will be missed. Liberals are bor-rrrring. Good luck to you. A perspective that will be missed. Liberals are bor-rrrring. Good luck to you.

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