Issues are what we all have. Our past, present, and future relationship
with the TMO is the main fare here. When people talk about "issues" in
a general sense I, (and I think most others) know what is being
referred to.
Verdict: Scolding nullified. Repeat first down.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <authfriend@...>
wrote:
> Have you ever asked yourself whether it might be a good
> idea not to suggest that someone you're disagreeing with
> has "deeper issues" without specifying what you thought
> the "deeper issues" were?
>
> If you ever did, I can see why you'd have decided against
> it. After all, "deeper issues" implies that the person is
> fucked up in some way, and if you leave it at that, you
> don't have to risk being wrong by proposing anything
> specific. You don't even have to have anything specific
> in mind; it's just an all-purpose putdown.
>
> But you *do* run the risk of folks thinking you were
> implying something really nasty, like, in this case,
> an accusation of racism.
>
> All things considered, I'd advise being straightforward
> and specific rather than vague and insinuating. It avoids
> misunderstandings and bad feelings.
>
> You didn't intend to create bad feelings, now, did you?
>
>
>
>
>
> > ________________________________
> > From: authfriend authfriend@
> > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 10:40 AM
> > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: David Lynch Is Back to Carol
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote:
> > (snip)
> > > Just yesterday Michael expressed the wish that Dr. Oz who
> > > seems pretty savvy to me, stop being deluded about TMO.
> > > This was in addition to saying that Dr. Oz is afraid to
> > > disagree with Oprah. This latter statement especially
> > > indicates to me that there's a deeper issue present. I've
> > > got my issues too so I'm not saying it's a bad thing. But
> > > I give less weight to what someone says if it seems to me
> > > that there are other deeper issues present.
> >
> > Hmmm, sounds like Share is insinuating that Michael is
> > a racist.
> >
> > {snip)
> > > I doubt that Dr. Oz, who seems to me to have integrity,
> > > endorses TM only because he was asked to do so.
> >
> > As I've already pointed out, there are some serious
> > questions about his integrity. Oz fans might want to read
> > this profile in The New Yorker:
> >
> > http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/02/04/130204fa_fact_specter
> >
>
