tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742667886912606708.post7663056045819610367..comments2023-10-20T05:36:23.587-04:00Comments on Can You Be A Part Of My Life: "Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death!"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742667886912606708.post-229161293853895952009-10-17T18:27:37.158-04:002009-10-17T18:27:37.158-04:00He he he ...
Thanks for letting me go troll bait...He he he ... <br /><br />Thanks for letting me go troll baiting on your blog, Lauren.Mum-mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10964065407491663047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742667886912606708.post-86871906069155533682009-10-17T06:46:39.941-04:002009-10-17T06:46:39.941-04:00Well, Mum-me, I'm not about to "indulge y...Well, Mum-me, <b><i>I'm</i></b> not about to <i>"indulge you in this little whim and entertain you on this slow weekend"</i>... but thanks anyway for the invite.<br /><br />Cheers.Angryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167289893343393855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742667886912606708.post-65900034507318020322009-10-17T00:00:48.646-04:002009-10-17T00:00:48.646-04:00@ Angry - I already had the decency to ask Lauren ...@ Angry - I already had the decency to ask Lauren whether she would mind indulging me in this little whim.<br /><br />I'm not worried about you leaving comments on my blog. I rarely 'reply' or 'discuss' in the comment section. It's not that kind of blog, as you (with all your integrity and good manners) should know as you've already been over. <br /><br />If you've got nothing left to say, fine by me.Mum-mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10964065407491663047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742667886912606708.post-75352016915575810262009-10-16T21:28:35.989-04:002009-10-16T21:28:35.989-04:00I've already given my blessing to Mum-me to ha...I've already given my blessing to Mum-me to have this conversation with you here. Especially since it is here where YOU started this conversation and where you didn't see a problem with it before your last post.A New Yorkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997572457756451648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742667886912606708.post-22083380662413067162009-10-16T18:47:58.070-04:002009-10-16T18:47:58.070-04:00@Mum-me - I'd be delighted to continue our con...@Mum-me - I'd be delighted to continue our conversation. But I think we should do that at your blog... it would be impolite to do it here on Lauren's blog. And besides, my experience is tht Lauren doesn't always post my comments, as recently as these last few days, and so I'd rather not leave it to her to decide if you get to read my replies or not.<br /><br />See you over at your place, Mum-me.<br /><br />Cheers.Angryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167289893343393855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742667886912606708.post-16927406705415762122009-10-16T17:19:42.347-04:002009-10-16T17:19:42.347-04:00At least this 'illiterate' has some manner...<i><b>At least this 'illiterate' has some manners and integrity.</b></i><br /><br />@Angry, you keep telling yourself that if it makes you feel good.<br /><br />And please explain how I was <i><b>less than polite</b></i> in my reply. I am finding this 'discussion' quite entertaining on a slow weekend.Mum-mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10964065407491663047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742667886912606708.post-27730855275223306722009-10-16T09:26:21.078-04:002009-10-16T09:26:21.078-04:00@Mum-me - Do you also teach your children to ackno...@Mum-me - Do you also teach your children to acknowledge when someone is contrite and admits their mistakes to them? Or do you teach them by your example above where you completely ignore the fact that I have acknowledged and conceded the point you made. And in the process, whilst I’m neither your child nor student, you continue to treat me in a less than polite manner.<br /><br />I have the grace to acknowledge where I was mistaken, and in the process give you credit for correctly pointing that out to me. At least this 'illiterate' has some manners and integrity.<br /><br />Cheers.Angryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167289893343393855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742667886912606708.post-13745677154759449302009-10-16T01:15:57.964-04:002009-10-16T01:15:57.964-04:00@ Angry - I'm sorry if you felt my reply was c...@ Angry - I'm sorry if you felt my reply was condescending. I always teach my children and students to read slowly and carefully so they don't make mistakes. <br /><br />If you are really 'challenged' when it comes to reading and spelling (and comprehension?) maybe you should seek to correct yourself before telling other people they are wrong. <br /><br />How can you correct your reading/spelling/comprehension? Try reading slowly and carefully ..... and more than once.Mum-mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10964065407491663047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742667886912606708.post-43229071092603342782009-10-15T19:56:38.935-04:002009-10-15T19:56:38.935-04:00@Mum-me...
Despite the condescending tone of your...@Mum-me...<br /><br />Despite the condescending tone of your comment, you make a very good point and I concede that you're right in what you say. I took it as BY and not BECAUSE... which therefore renders my comment irrelevant and it should be disregarded. <br /><br />With that in mind, and rereading Lauren's comment, I still find it hard to understand the relevance of it. <br /><br />If, as you and Lauren have pointed out, I'm challenged when it comes to reading and spelling, then it's a shame that I'm not afforded due respect and given assistance in understanding the points being made rather than being ridiculed, shouted down, and told to 'F' off. If, as is often touted here, everyone should be allowed to express their views, then why, when I don't engage in name calling and other unacceptable practices, am I treated so shabily? Surely it's not because my views don't match the general views offered by Lauren and others here.<br /><br />All I've ever offered and expected in return is a good honest fair go. Not because I say so, but because Lauren has said that that's how she runs here blog.<br /><br />Cheers.Angryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167289893343393855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742667886912606708.post-64550907866314833502009-10-15T17:23:07.785-04:002009-10-15T17:23:07.785-04:00@ Angry - I think you need to learn to read as wel...@ Angry - I think you need to learn to read as well as spell.<br /><br /><i><b>And if you're refering to my country being started by convicts, then you couldn't be more wrong, Lauren.</b></i><br /><br />Lauren did not say our country was started BY convicts. That would just be silly, wouldn't it? How could convicts 'start' a country.<br /><br />Now read slowly and carefully - <i><b>isn't it a pity your country was started because of looters and thieves.</b></i><br /><br />Did you notice the difference, Angry? BECAUSE OF, not BY. That's what Lauren wrote in her reply to your comment.<br /><br />So if you can't even address the issue Lauren raised, maybe you shouldn't be addressing it at all? Hmmm? <br /><br />Something to think about before your next assertion that someone is 'wrong'.Mum-mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10964065407491663047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742667886912606708.post-41483344138852254252009-10-15T04:40:05.915-04:002009-10-15T04:40:05.915-04:00@Lauren - I've been searching your blog (after...@Lauren - I've been searching your blog (after your last comment on mine) to try to find what you thought might be offensive to me. I am guessing it is this?<br /><br />No worries! Truth doesn't usually offend me.Mum-mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10964065407491663047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742667886912606708.post-1381643245502498972009-10-14T23:04:56.210-04:002009-10-14T23:04:56.210-04:00Cherry picking...? It's the central theme, the...Cherry picking...? It's the central theme, the thrust and crux of the whole speach. That one laudable line is held high and oft quoted, as it deserves to be... yet Mr Henry would no doubt have quashed any fight for liberty mounted by his own slaves.<br /><br />And if you're refering to my country being started by convicts, then you couldn't be more wrong, Lauren. Sure it was a penal colony, but the inmates didn't run the institution. My country was started by UK Government representatives, those in their employ and free settlers. The free settler numbers were added to by ex convicts that just weren't able to get back to the 'old country' after serving their time. Many of them proved to be invaluable in ensuring that Australia developed and grew. But I'm sure you know as well as I do, Lauren, that someone in the late 17th century who stole a loaf of bread to stave off starvation was not necessarily of less character than those with money, position and much food on their plate. Indeed some could well have been of higher moral character than many of those in higher station.<br /><br />But I will say that Australia, along with the US when it comes down to it, has a shameful history when it comes to how we dealt with the indiginous people.<br /><br />And I'm sad to say that Australia still has a long way to go in our treatment of the Australian Aborigine.Angryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167289893343393855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742667886912606708.post-553177369175570252009-10-14T21:02:37.950-04:002009-10-14T21:02:37.950-04:00Ah Angry and isn't it a pity your country was ...Ah Angry and isn't it a pity your country was started because of looters and thieves. I mean really if you insist on cherry picking...A New Yorkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997572457756451648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742667886912606708.post-15111825365157100892009-10-14T18:11:54.636-04:002009-10-14T18:11:54.636-04:00I've always thought this speach was a stand-ou...I've always thought this speach was a stand-out speach... and of course the statement, <b>"give me liberty or give me death"</b> is the stand out line in it. I wholeheartedly support the sentiment in those seven words... it's just a shame that it was coined by a <b>slave owner</b>.Angryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167289893343393855noreply@blogger.com