In Reply to: If.... posted by Wharfie on Wednesday, 15. July 2009 at 06:38 Bali Time:
1) How would you feel if I said this is "another blase posting from you", called you naive and thick, then told you to hang your head in shame? Would you not classify it as cyber bullying? That which YOU have so berated in the past. How did you expect me to react? I honestly thought you were a troll spoiling for a fight and reacted accordingly.
2) "Can you read properly?" you have asked of others, and yet you fail to do so yourself. At no stage did I excuse the stealing. In fact I put IN BLOCK LETTERS "BUT DOES NOT EXCUSE" the act. I empathised with Balibride in the FIRST sentence then showed support in my closing sentence by suggesting something to help her move on.
3) I used the word 'maybe' TWICE and 'IF' in block letters as a clue that I didn't BELIEVE, but apparently that was too subtle for you. However, NEWSFLASH, Balinese do actually get sick, so at some stage, one of them will actually be telling the truth.
4) My crime apparently is putting myself in someone else's shoes, and comprehending how they think. For this I should hang my head in shame? I thought empathy was an attribute.
5)"And it won't wash with the majority. I think you a very sad individual" is just more bullying by implying you have group backup and name calling.
6) "Take a good look at yourself". I'm not the one that AGGRESSIVELY AND PUBLICLY HUMILIATES someone for posting something that I consider nonsense (another typical bully act). Take a leaf out of your own book.