[A4ET8a8uTh0]

<< I spent a long time working through my various family's stories about WWII

I do not want to seem dismissive, but I am from the old country and, well, we all have family stories about WW2. I am not going to delve deep into into it though.

<< If you're not angry that simply means you haven't thought it through yet.

I personally think it is a common misconception. Yes, anger can be a good catalyst and may force a person to act, but I am not entirely certain anger is a good advisor. On a personal scale, I rank it just below fear in terms of usefulness.

My actual point: If you are angry, you are not thinking clearly. I tend to remove myself from conversations if I find myself so.

[jacquesm]

> I do not want to seem dismissive, but I am from the old country and, well, we all have family stories about WW2. I am not going to delve deep into into it though.

Proceeds to be dismissive.

> I personally think it is a common misconception. Yes, anger can be a good catalyst and may force a person to act, but I am not entirely certain anger is a good advisor. On a personal scale, I rank it just below fear in terms of usefulness.

I don't want to be dismissive, but you are giving undue weight to your own opinion over those of others when you probably should at least give them equal weight, on the off chance that you are simply wrong.

> My actual point: If you are angry, you are not thinking clearly. I tend to remove myself from conversations if I find myself so.

What you meant to say: "If I am angry, I am not thinking clearly. I tend to remove myself from conversations if I find myself so."

[A4ET8a8uTh0]

<< you are giving undue weight to your own opinion over those of others

Are you sure you not projecting a tad bit here?

<< Proceeds to be dismissive.

Would you feel better if I wrote 'too dismissive'?

<< What you meant to say

Heh.

<< you are simply wrong.

What exactly am I being wrong about?

We established we share some ww2 background with its survivors and their descendants and, as a result, your opinion is, at best, as unimportant as mine.

I think we established that emotion ( anger ) may not such a great way to establish whether one is paying attention.

What did I miss?

Friend, I am trying to give you the benefit of the doubt, but so far your responses are not very inspiring. Hell, I am not even sure what you are angry about.

I mean, I can talk generalities too you know. People suck. See?