Diamond ruse....there you go. Anyone who doesn't conform to your idea of not owning diamonds is too stupid to know it is a ruse. Again, don't insult people and not expect to take flack. You insulted a very large group of people and just did so again. Let's end this conversation since you seem to think that just because I happen to buy diamonds I am putting social pressure on others to buy them. People buy what they want to buy. And I am not buying what you are attempting to feed me. Have a nice life.
"Diamond ruse....there you go. Anyone who doesn't conform to your idea of not owning diamonds is too stupid to know it is a ruse."
I wouldn't use the word "stupid," but I think "ignorant" applies very well. When ignorance persists for a long period after the facts are available, then "stupid" applies. With regard to the diamond scam, I think it's safe to say that some ignorant people are working hard to qualify as stupid.
Yes, that's an insult. Unlike you, I don't deny that I've insulted someone when I obviously have.
But it IS a ruse.
That you choose to either ignore that fact because you like diamonds or buy into the propaganda doesn't mean it's not a ruse NOR is it an insult.
It's like buying the insurance from rental car agencies when your VISA agreement and your own car insurance will cover your damages. If you want it, that's fine for you. But it's no less a ruse.
Ruse is a description of the situation not a moral or intellectual judgment of you in particular. That you (and the other women defending the myths) are taking Russ to task just shows that he and others in this thread have hit on an uncomfortable (or inconvenient) truth ;P