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To: ETL

That is not an accurate quote. That is the point, it was not “well said.”


28 posted on 02/28/2019 3:48:00 PM PST by Fungi
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To: Fungi

What’s not an ‘accurate quote”? I copied & pasted it right from post 3, the post I was replying to. Get someone to help you read.


29 posted on 02/28/2019 3:52:42 PM PST by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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To: Fungi; Borges
That is not an accurate quote. That is the point, it was not “well said.”

Here's the Post 3 comment from Freeper Borges that I quoted:

“I’ve no longer have the whole “How could anyone do this?” reaction. Some people are just wired differently when it comes to the ability to feel empathy. Their actions defy rational moral analysis. If I understood what someone was thinking in this case I would worry about myself.”

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3731273/posts?page=3#3

Here below is the quote as it appeared in my post...

“I no longer have the whole “How could anyone do this?” reaction. Some people are just wired differently when it comes to the ability to feel empathy. Their actions defy rational moral analysis. If I understood what someone was thinking in this case I would worry about myself.”

The ONLY thing I changed, and forgot about, was “I’ve” to “I”. And I did it because the sentence had an obvious typo, having both “I’ve” and “have” in it.

ie,

“I’ve no longer have the whole “How could anyone do this?” reaction.”

vs

“I no longer have the whole “How could anyone do this?” reaction.”

Then, following the quote, I made my own comment to clarify why I agreed with it ("Well said").

“In other words, sometimes it doesn’t pay to try and understand the thought process of someone who would do something like this. The act of trying to understand may be hazardous to your own mental health.”

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3731273/posts?page=22#22

Now let's see if you're man enough, or Fungus enough, to admit you misunderstood what was posted.

35 posted on 03/01/2019 7:01:57 AM PST by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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