Nick Bete wrote:
Pilot Farel you like to present yourself as the voice of reason but as another pointed out somewhat obliquely I'd like to state plainly; namely that something about who and what you defend (or attack) doesn't quite pass my smell test.
Why is it that you never spoke out against the utterly vile premise of Pilot Noh's original post yet, you're so incensed by Pilot Rella's off the cuff remarks that you felt it worthy of unleashing a fusillade of thinly disguised (and transparently passive-aggressive) insults under the guise of advise? Why do you not call to account the numerous Amarrian provocateurs who regularly post the most outrageous screeds totally devoid of fact yet, when an insulted Minmatar responds you take them to task for not following the "appropriate" rhetorical conventions? Could it be that your prior allegiances are coloring your supposed objectivity?
We're all human beings tainted by our past experiences, environment, etc. The best we can do is to recognize those biases, attempt to deal with them honestly and to knock them down when they interfere with our objectivity. Pretending that one is totally free of said bias and admonishing others as you do is either the height of naive self-deception or of breathtaking arrogant hypocrisy.
I am not really surprised to read that from you. As usual you prefer to go ad-hominem instead of adressing my points. I am also almost pretty sure that you agree with them, anyway. You just choosed to ignore their validity because it suits your own colored agendas - defending the people sharing your views whatever it takes, as poor as some of their answers could have been. And you call me colored ? What a bunch of populist hypocrits we have here.
The only one that choosed to be reasonable while still adressing some concern about my point was Deciever's Voice, and I agree with most of what she said.
As precised above, I raised my own points against the OP in my two first messages (pages 1 and 2). So yes, instead of using your tu quoque ad-hominem rhetoric, I would suggest that you start to use your own advice about knowing one's own biases. The correct truth is not always the one that seems to be.
When you say that I "never call to account all the Amarrian provocateurs", either you have a short memory, or either you only see what you want to see. I actually do it most of the times, though at least, and as absurd or non rational their drivels may be, they usually put the form and carefully explain their reasoning behind. But that said, why do you think I have been branded heretic in the past by numerous amarrian loyalists, like PIE Inc ?
Also, I do not really know what makes you and people think that I like to present myself like the voice of reason or other silly things like this (this purely out of curiosity ?). I
try to remain
reasonable and rational, but that does not mean that I am alone doing so, and I also wonder what you are waiting for to do the same. Yes, more respect and rationality, and less bias and demagogy is what I am looking for. I couldnt care less if people see me like an arrogant white knight or other silly considerations.
A small edit : this reminds me a little of Aria Jenneth. She sometimes faced the same remarks.