Leonidas
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So, now that it's morning and I'm not so pissed off, I'll clerify a little bit.
First of all, I'll say it again, I used Stehpann as an example, but not because I think he's the poster boy for what I'm talking about. He was just the example that I happened to run across.
Look, I could go down to the Ask a Mistress section and offer up my opinion about "forced" man-on-man cocksucking, or any number of other topics that seem to come up down there regularly, but you know what? I doubt that my opinion about it would be much welcome, and more importantly, it wouldn't be very relevant to the folks who have chosen to live like they live, and so call that section home. I could hang out in that section and ask a bunch of sarcastic rhetorical questions, or make sure that every assertion with which I happened to disagree was exposed for the damnable lie that it is, but why? I'd just be noise; just an impediment to the conversations about how they live that they'd like to have. I respect that, and so you won't be seeing any posts with my name on them in that section anytime soon.
Some of the topics discussed in this section are fairly broad and general, and don't really invite a discussion among Goreans about what it is to be Gorean. Some of them do. When the latter kind of thread starts to fill up with posts about how Goreans are obviously deluded, or unenlightened, or have tunnel vision, or a hive mind, or group think, or are slaves to dogma, or whatever, any meaningful exchange of ideas among those of us who live this way gets lost in the din. That's unfortunate, because it getting lost in the din is why this section was put here in the first place.
A healthy exchange of ideas by people of diverse backgrounds is something that I endorse, and to occasionally defend challenges to ones point of view by those who disagree is also healthy. To constantly be put in the position of having to defend your point of view to those who disagree when what you'd really like to do is have a conversation with others who identify as being in your same social group, though, is just plain a pain-in-the-ass. I'll say it again, a little less angrily than I did last night. I sincerely doubt that there is an oh-so-logical-and-enlightened argument against a Gorean point of view that any of us who have been around a while haven't already heard. A lot.
If you're Gorean, this section is primarily for you. Come connect with other Goreans here and share the journey. If you aren't, but you're curious about how we live and think, this section is for you too. Ask a thoughtful question about it that isn't rhetorical or sarcastic in its intent, and you'll likely get a thoughtful response, hopefully from a Gorean, and not from someone who isn't, but feels the need to offer your their two pence anyhow. If you're not Gorean, but you've made it your mission to provide a running critique and counterpoint to each-and-every opinion expressed here from your glad-not-to-be-Gorean point of view, appreciate it if you'd take a minute or two and ask yourself why you feel the need to do that.
Welcome, Please remove your shoes.
< Message edited by Leonidas -- 7/26/2007 7:22:52 AM >
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