Posted by:
Brother Of Jerry
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Date: August 03, 2018 04:12PM
I was the one who posted about "bullying bloviating baloney" that Bill responded to. I was going to comment on his response, but the thread. closed. As it turns out, here's my chance, but Lot's Wife nailed what I would have said if I were considerably more articulate than I actually am.
I am distressed at how often I see advice that boils down to "do to them what they did to us." One case in particular I remember was when someone was planning to visit a TBM at work (she worked in retail) and embarrass her in front of her co-workers. I don't remember the details, though I do recall that it wasn't a tit-for-tat visit, it was purely designed to embarrass the person.
I said that RFM posters correctly view this as appalling when Mormons pulled that kind of crap, and it is a completely unreasonable violation of boundaries. If they shouldn't be doing it, neither should we.
I got jumped on for saying that, leaving me gobsmacked, to steal a Brit expression.
Same thing applies here. If Mormon bullying bloviating baloney is despicable, it is also despicable if we do it.
As for whether Bill has a problem with uppity women - He did make the following comment on the Jordan Peterson thread a few months ago: "He speaks the truth,Pay attention"
Mr Peterson, for those not familiar, is the current custodian of Patriarchy, adding a patina of academic respectability to that trope.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/18/style/jordan-peterson-12-rules-for-life.html