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You will see how the character who is clearly the biggest asshole in the entire film also is, for a few minutes, one of the biggest heroes.
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jacque g wrote:
Depends on exactly what you mean by asshole
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paul wheaton wrote:
I tend to keep the company of people that think I'm cool - and not an asshole.
winsol3 wrote:
from my limited experience with community living: <snip>
On the other side there should be NO 'democracy' of consensus, cuz some people (could be a majority) are just plain ignorant on issues. sound familiar?
Leaving the big decisions of community living to a consensus type 'vote' is a sure-fire way to end community living! <snip>
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AlchemistGeorge wrote:
the group I live in has been using consensus for 42 years
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paul wheaton wrote:
If I lived my life in a way to avoid being called an asshole by nimrods then I would accomplish very little that is of interest to me.
I tend to keep the company of people that think I'm cool - and not an asshole.
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winsol3 wrote:
Leaving the big decisions of community living to a consensus type 'vote' is a sure-fire way to end community living! AND, the initial vision/mission, planning + developing MUST be done be a core brain-trust and not voted on by every (nice + well-intentioned) yahoo involved.
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paul wheaton wrote:In other words, would a perfectly pleasant person ever call anybody an asshole?
paul wheaton wrote:I suspect that John Wilkes Booth thought Abraham Lincoln was an asshole.
paul wheaton wrote:... does that suggest that we need assholes?
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
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Ernie Wisner wrote:LOL.... you and me would be arguing about percentages not financing. I to am usually nice i just get grumpy from time to time (a eleven on the pain scale will do that to a guy). so rather than rip folks heads off i tend to just go away for a while. i figure its more constructive than arguing. surprisingly folks label me an asshole because i go away. I dont actually care that they do i just notice it on occasion. I am far to arrogant to let it bother me. *sniff*
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paul wheaton wrote:
You will see how the character who is clearly the biggest asshole in the entire film also is, for a few minutes, one of the biggest heroes.
Excellent point!
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