An open challenge to Amicus

[Le Jacquelope]

http://forum.literotica.com/showpost.php?p=23900025&postcount=6

My blanket answer to that is to restate that government should own no land; that all land and the minerals underneath and the forests, lakes, rivers, should all be privately owned. Even the land that government must occupy to carry out its constitutional obligations, should be private land leased to government agencies.

Amicus, have you ever lived in a country where the Government owns no land?

A simple yes or no will suffice.

Remaining the absolutist that I must be, I reject your safety net concept as it will only be expanded as is the wont of government to do.

Amicus, have you ever lived in a country where there is no safety net?

A simple yes or no will suffice.

 

[3113]

L.T. haven't you learned yet? The biggest and only challenge you can offer Amicus is to put him on ignore

 

[Roxanne Appleby]

The thread title reminds me of one of those GB things: "I am issuing a challenge to all Lit women regardless of color:"

 

[Le Jacquelope]

L.T. haven't you learned yet? The biggest and only challenge you can offer Amicus is to put him on ignore

LOL. I've put this challenge to everyone who has said what Amicus has said, and so far, no one has answered. It's like some kind of silver bullet?

 

[john-the-author]

L.T. haven't you learned yet? The biggest and only challenge you can offer Amicus is to put him on ignore

Haw! I think that the third thing I did after getting involved with the forums here in Adult Hangout was to put Amicus on ignore.

And life was very good thereafter.

 

[LadynStFreknBed]

Not trying to step on any toes here.. but, what's with all the Amicus-bashing? I'm relatively new here... and true, I've done my share of tongue-in-cheek replies to another author who is a legend in his own mind, but if anything, I find his pompous posts amusing, however delusional they may be.

I've only ever participated in one thread (that I know of) in which Amicus was active, so my experience is limited. But, I think one of the great characteristics of the AH is that there are so many different personalities represented and intermingled here. Not everyone appreciates personal differences as much as I do (which is perhaps the very quality that you find objectionable in Amicus). But I say, live and let live.. and enjoy the ride.

 

[Selena_Kitt]

Not trying to step on any toes here.. but, what's with all the Amicus-bashing? I'm relatively new here... and true, I've done my share of tongue-in-cheek replies to another author who is a legend in his own mind, but if anything, I find his pompous posts amusing, however delusional they may be.

I've only ever participated in one thread (that I know of) in which Amicus was active, so my experience is limited. But, I think one of the great characteristics of the AH is that there are so many different personalities represented and intermingled here. Not everyone appreciates personal differences as much as I do (which is perhaps the very quality that you find objectionable in Amicus). But I say, live and let live.. and enjoy the ride.

I think ignore is a copout... I refuse to use it... Ami is cantankerous and set in his ways/ideas... but aren't we all, to some degree? Everyone is so predictable...

But I do, indeed, enjoy the ride. Always.

 

[tickledkitty]

I think ignore is a copout... I refuse to use it... Ami is cantankerous and set in his ways/ideas... but aren't we all, to some degree? Everyone is so predictable...

But I do, indeed, enjoy the ride. Always.

Same here. I can't put anyone on ignore. I might miss something.

 

[Quiet_Cool]

Chances are, I'll get flamed for this...

L.T. haven't you learned yet? The biggest and only challenge you can offer Amicus is to put him on ignore

Not to distract from what's being discussed (or would be if someone would be responsive to the challenge posted, I suppose) but what's the deal with the Ignore List? Seriously. Isn't it just as easy to skip past the posts you don't want to read?

After all the BS I've put up with from Pure (and i'll be honest, I think the BS peiople put up with in concerns to Amicus isn't much different, just from a different perspective--though it has been a long time since I read one of Amicus's posts) I still take the time to read through the posts when he responds to my own. Just in case he actually makes a point for a change. If he gets on my nerves, I just don't read them anymore.

It seems like the easy route out of something that's already easy. Something done almost out of arrogance more than anything else, done to protect your own little world from things you may not want to hear.

Not trying to step on any toes here.. but, what's with all the Amicus-bashing? I'm relatively new here...

It's very similar to the Bush-bashing. The AH is pretty liberal in terms of political stance; and Amicus... well, let's refer to him as "not so liberal.' Add in that he's pedantic and feels he knows many things in terms of detail that, IMHO tend to distract from the overall point (again, it has been a while since I've read his posts...). People don't like their feathers ruffled; he's ruffled many around here.

But, I think one of the great characteristics of the AH is that there are so many different personalities represented and intermingled here. Not everyone appreciates personal differences as much as I do (which is perhaps the very quality that you find objectionable in Amicus). But I say, live and let live.. and enjoy the ride.

Agreed. I feel the same way, but it does get frustrating when a topic you care about, one you can be passionate about, comes to surface and the disagreeances become hostile. It happens a lot on the politics threads. Hard feelings are easy to come by. I honestly see the most of the bashing however, as a response to the simple concept of a perfect world, a basic, why can't you see I'm right? type situation. Similar to the ignore function, to tell the truth. Ignore seems to be: "everything was perfect in life until you pointed out that someone disagrees with me, and it annoyed me and ruined my fantasy world, so I'll erase you from existance by clicking a button, and then it's all perfect again, now that you no longer exist." The bashing: "Well, you exist, and I see that, but because you've impeded on my perfect world, I'll force you back, verbally in this case, so as to remind you that it is my world and I'll protect my fantasy of perfection therein."

Similar in concept, but one is purely oblivious, whereas the other is defensive in response. giving credit where it's due, at least the bashing shows acknowledgment, whereas "Ignore" seems to be pure oblivion.

Yeah, I'm touchy on this topic. Apologies for that. It'd have been better if we'd met on terms regarding a more positive topic.

Welcome to the Ah, anyway, since I haven't seen you before.

Q_C

 

[Jenny_Jackson]

I'm with SK. Iggy is a cop out. And Ami isn't all bad. He just represents the same minority point of view that Great Americans like Trent Lott spews.

He is welcome to his right wing opinions. Besides, his threads are great exercise in laughter.

 

[BlackShanglan]

QC, it's good to see you back around the place.

 

[Quiet_Cool]

QC, it's good to see you back around the place.

Shang!!!

*flog* *flog*

I still have dial-up (why isn't it called "dial-down?). And the 995 I have access through isn't getting better.

*shrug*

I'll be back in full force. Don't go thinking your vacation from me was a permanent one.

Q_C

 

[BlackShanglan]

Shang!!!

*flog* *flog*

I still have dial-up (why isn't it called "dial-down?). And the 995 I have access through isn't getting better.

*shrug*

I'll be back in full force. Don't go thinking your vacation from me was a permanent one.

Q_C

Ah, that's grand to hear. I'm sorry that you're trapped in dail-up hell, but I pray for the redemption of your hard drive. And the good health of your flogging arm.

 

[rgraham666]

Shrugs. If my mental barriers were stronger, I wouldn't use the ignore list.

But some of the people here spout philosophies that I've been on the receiving end of, philosophies that made me homeless, that bought me very close to dying. Listening to them dredges up memories I would rather not return.

Plus being called a 'social parasite' is not something that is likely to endear me to someone.

 

[cloudy]

Tolerance of ami is all good and well until he tells you that because you're not lily white, you have a lower IQ, and that you're descended from cannibals.

My tolerance only goes so far.

That's why I feel no compunction whatsoever for bashing amicus.

 

[neonlyte]

Tolerance of ami is all good and well until he tells you that because you're not lily white, you have a lower IQ, and that you're descended from cannibals.

My tolerance only goes so far.

That's why I feel no compunction whatsoever for bashing amicus.

But he does get 'verbally thumped' when he does that, one learns to accept his temporary absence as a form of apology Having said all of that, he really is the reverse side of the coin for other 'entrenched thinkers' and without him, we'd be forced to consider our own viewpoints.

 

[LadynStFreknBed]

Yeah, I'm touchy on this topic. Apologies for that. It'd have been better if we'd met on terms regarding a more positive topic.

Welcome to the Ah, anyway, since I haven't seen you before.

Q_C

Thank you for the welcome. No need to apologize on my account. I loved your review of the ignore function. LOL

 

[Roxanne Appleby]

QC, it's good to see you back around the place.

Ditto, and - Selena!

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I do not think it is right to publicly exchange remarks about another member of this forum. Most often it's a form of bullying, and an attempt to silence an individual. That's not what's going on here, but it's still bad form.

Edited to say: I knew I should have left it at that - balance of previous post deleted. Saying anything else is just an invitation to others to do the thing I say is bad form

 

[DeeZire]

Does a person's posts express meanness or cruelty toward other individuals? I still don't want to play this bad game, but will say that the subject here does not convey any such thing. (Even when posts are calling someone an evil communist, LOL! )

Does 'herpes-lipped liberals' qualify as meanness or cruelty?

Amicus reminds me of the schoolyard bully, shoving people around, trying to start a fight. Granted, the best way to deal with bullies is to ignore them, but lately, the exchanges between ami and the horse have been too good to ignore.

 

[cloudy]

But he does get 'verbally thumped' when he does that, one learns to accept his temporary absence as a form of apology Having said all of that, he really is the reverse side of the coin for other 'entrenched thinkers' and without him, we'd be forced to consider our own viewpoints.

Maybe, however, I'll leave conversing with him to the rest of y'all. I have two strikes against me in his book.

 

[Iggy_Piggy]

Not trying to step on any toes here.. but, what's with all the Amicus-bashing?

Simply put, he's an asshole. I'm certain he simply enjoys the attention he gets from being offensive- because it's probably the only kind of attention he can get. Why else is he here? Even he can't be stupid enough to imagine he's swaying anyone's opinion about anything.

 

[Stella_Omega]

But he does get 'verbally thumped' when he does that, one learns to accept his temporary absence as a form of apology

Well, in that case, he's continually apologising to me, since he's effectively never here.

I will add that the most best aspect of the ignore function is that it allows one to not see the threads started by an individual. I can see that someone has posted within a thread, even though they're on ignore. And I can read that post if I wish to. There are other people who i have on ignore simply because I know what sort of threads they're likely to start-- but I will read them in a thread.

Having said all of that, he really is the reverse side of the coin for other 'entrenched thinkers' and without him, we'd be forced to consider our own viewpoints.

without him--forced to consider our own viewpoints? I'm not sure if you meant what you wrote there?

But it might actually be true, in a way. He is so ridiculous that anything he says gets treated as if its pants are full of whitewash. No one bothers to tweak out any reasonable points from the babble. There might be one lurking somewhere, and it might be thought-provoking, who knows? On the other hand-- who cares? There are plenty of other people here who are capable of making a valid conservative point.

 

[Le Jacquelope]

But he does get 'verbally thumped' when he does that, one learns to accept his temporary absence as a form of apology Having said all of that, he really is the reverse side of the coin for other 'entrenched thinkers' and without him, we'd be forced to consider our own viewpoints.

Yeah, I can't ignore Amicus... I look too good standing next to him.

 

[Stella_Omega]

Yeah, I can't ignore Amicus... I look too good standing next to him.

If you keep starting threads like this one-- you'll be on my ignore list next to him.

 

[Le Jacquelope]

If you keep starting threads like this one-- you'll be on my ignore list next to him.

Well it was only in response to Amicus challenging BlackShanglan, etc., that's all.