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Ridicule
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RE: Ridicule
Funny one this. I'm always curious about the reasons for ridicule. What is the subtext?

"you're so much dumber than me actually funny"?
"look at how much cleverer I am than this person"
"please, realise how wrong you are and adjust your view"

However I conceive of it it's hard to too believe that it represents a degree of insecurity on the part of the ridicule, a desire for onlookers to agree, perhaps, for fear of the same activity?

I'm aware I'm guilty of this as often as the next man, but it's not a good tactic in a debate. It reduces the chance that your opposite will change their view to match yours and often just leads to a flame war. I can think of a few times that this has happened with ditch and GC, a potentially interesting debate degenerates into "you're dumb," "No YOU'RE dumb".

Except Americans. It's OK to ridicule them. And will be until you stop calling it "football" and call it a more accurate name. "hand ovoid" or something Wink.
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Messages In This Thread
Ridicule - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - January 11, 2014 at 12:34 am
RE: Ridicule - by Autumnlicious - January 11, 2014 at 1:04 am
RE: Ridicule - by EgoRaptor - January 11, 2014 at 1:05 am
RE: Ridicule - by Lemonvariable72 - January 11, 2014 at 1:14 am
RE: Ridicule - by Jacob(smooth) - January 11, 2014 at 5:24 am
RE: Ridicule - by Chas - January 11, 2014 at 9:51 am
RE: Ridicule - by Whateverist - January 11, 2014 at 6:14 am
RE: Ridicule - by Ryantology - January 11, 2014 at 6:23 am
RE: Ridicule - by azheathen - January 11, 2014 at 1:33 pm
RE: Ridicule - by Jacob(smooth) - January 11, 2014 at 1:40 pm
RE: Ridicule - by Minimalist - January 11, 2014 at 2:49 pm



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