Quote Originally Posted by Andy_Faber View Post
Thanks for the reply

Not got time (genuinely) to respond to the first sentence ATM

Regarding the current 'discussion', I think (happy to be corrected) that you have treated my observation-based response to MA's comment as being partisan in some way rather than 'just' an observation. I hoped for a respnse along the lines of 'yes, I see your point', 'no, I see it differently', 'ah but what about...' or even (GP's) 'what the **** are you on about?' - basically offering something to expand on MA's comment to create a point for discussion. I've done this a number of times over the past few months and immediately been the subject of attacks for having an opinion not shared by one or more other posters. I'm usually only offering an observation, based on what I am grateful is a wide variety of folk I come across in my 'gig economy' semi-retired-but-not-quite life, which again I have tried to explain before.

Regarding the MA element of your comment, I see no problem in supporting a poster's well made comment or question, which I thought I did, whilst disagreeing with another comment by that poster (I thought the 'revolution' comment was a bit unrealistic/idealistic/daft/whatever, but let it pass as I don't respond to everything). Part of the problem with sensible debate we've had here is that stances have been taken for/against posters rather than for/against comments (and we all have become guilty of it)

Not sure what 'revolutionary thinkers' means to you but if you define it I'll agree or disagree and comment on whether its a good or bad thing

I definitely don't agree with the contradiction thing, again examples would be great
Don’t know why you’d think I think you’re being ‘partisan’ or why you’d think you’re ‘attacked’. My comments, at least, are just in response.

‘Revolutionary thinkers’? Someone who speaks in support of revolution or someone who’s thoughts are revolutionary remembering that ‘revolution’ doesn’t have to be heat filled and violent.

The last thing any of us need at the moment is a return to civil disobedience via the ridiculous riots of the 80’s which achieved little if anything at all. Having said that I suspect there will be a far batter orchestrated and more productive campaign of civil disobedience before too long as the educated middle classes feel the pinch in a way they haven’t since the ‘80’s while being far more aware of the inequalities and examples of hypocrisy that are increasingly in evidence all around us.

Contradiction? You have, in my eyes become a walking contradiction. As an individual I’ve already explained how, to me, you’ve come across of late. To me you are one of the ‘thems’ who is suddenly seeking to identify with the ‘us’s’.
As a moderator there was a time when you operated as something of the voice of reason. Personally I don’t believe that to be the case anymore as you, for example, regularly seek to provoke Swale while you have been known to be peculiarly accommodating of, again as an example, DCFCA at his worst.

Of course, as you would doubtless say, these are just my observation based personal responses.