tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post9015098957034390313..comments2024-03-28T17:31:43.711+00:00Comments on A K Haart: We are not amusedA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-15072757066555498222013-03-10T16:20:32.601+00:002013-03-10T16:20:32.601+00:00bung in a bit of Latin ploy
Nemo me impune lacess...bung in a bit of Latin ploy<br /><br />Nemo me impune lacessit.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-73729179264840654172013-03-09T16:24:57.797+00:002013-03-09T16:24:57.797+00:00Sam - yes you are right, a sense of self is being ...Sam - yes you are right, a sense of self is being maintained and protected. Some seem to be rather high-maintenance too.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-85098500407258650822013-03-09T10:50:23.756+00:002013-03-09T10:50:23.756+00:00Indeed. What I also find interesting is the way i...Indeed. What I also find interesting is the way in which there is little common ground on which to fight and hurl insults. "Persons of the oik persuasion" come in all shapes and sizes, depending on what one considers one's strengths are. They might be stupid, for sure. But we can also look down on them because they are over-intellectual. Or less experienced. Or less moral than us. Or less knowledgeable about the terrain. Or...<br /><br />I think in such situations, what is going on is the maintenance of a sense of self, and this can only happen if we bounce it of the selves of others.Sam Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978971199859845931noreply@blogger.com