Kais: I have spent a lifetime helping others. I have built two small hospitals and an orphanage in the Sudan with mine and my extended families monies. For the past twenty six years I have donated half of my income to charities who either supported children, mostly in Africa or oppose nuclear proliferation. In my medical practice I never once sent anyone to collection for unpaid bills. My families businesses are organized as cooperatives where every employee is provided with housing, transportation, and the best medical coverage that we can possibly provide. And now you call me scum. What brings you to such debauchery? I suspect it is your profession. Scum is another word for worthless, although it is a bit more vulgar. Do you deem these activities as worthless?
I am also a bit mystified as to what got you so upset about my note. Long ago I complained to Rose about Soro's always brief and almost always nonsensical calls from the RA floor and his equally unfounded post here. At that time she encouraged me to go easy claiming that he was a good man. She went on to tell me that he was a seaman and due to my experience in captaining my families and others ships we could easily become friends. Large ships carry varying amounts of men and are divided into three departments. One of those is the engine department and one position in the engine department is a wiper. There are almost always three wipers assigned to every ship. The engine room is often referred to as the boiler room. So you leave me wondering about the assumptions that have led you to your antagonistic outburst.
You might want to note that I have received seven IM's praising me for my simple post. Are these people and Bags also scum? You did not say Bags was scum, but did say she has disgusting taste. Do you know anything about Bags, Kas? Rose once said to me, "you are an old age man and I am a new age woman." I replied, "Yes I am an old age man but you are not a new age woman. You are a Houston Attorney who can't get out of bed without insulting someone." Does this describe you as well? It certainly seems to have become the new American way. This kind of language and conduct was one of the reasons that I distanced myself from AA. That and the few possibilities for actual development in those sims made me want to move along. I have never once herd Pat, Arria, Sonja, Gwyneth, Pip and others resort to the kinds of outbursts and use the language that you used here. They are ladies and gentlemen and I am with them in heart and soul.
I want to remind everybody how all of this was set in motion. Robert made his post which for the most part seemed to be a rambling bunch of nonsense, condemning CDS and applauding AA and all the possibilities that wonder world held. I made my retort and expressed my opinion of AA. Not the political AA just my impression of the pixilated interface it presented me. I did not mention any people other than Robert. Rose retorted in essence, saying if you don’t like what you see, GET OUT. I know that this is exactly what all of us in CDS will be faced with under her leadership “My way or the highway." Creativity and enthusiasm for self actualization will be crushed.
I think people are growing tired of debasing vulgar language and people who offer little more they cries from the back of the room. CDS can prosper, and grow but not if individuation is not supported or allowed to flourish. Ville add-hominem attacks devoid of substance will only bring frustration and abandonment or anger and retaliation. I am subject to that as much as many, but I never carry it to the extremes of some. This is the first time that I have seen you revert to this kind of conduct and language. You can be very contentious but you are usually able to maintain a decent demeanor. I am truly sorry to see this. You can be much more than this and so can I.
