"What
immediately became a meme amongst those criticizing Dan is that those
who walked out of his talk felt bullied by him. But that’s impossible.
People get bullied because of who they are: how they look and act, what
they say and do. Perceived as being in some critical way weak or
lacking, victims of bullies are selected for persecution; they are
pulled from the pack before being pointedly and repeatedly victimized.
The people who walked out during Dan’s talk were not separated from
their peers by anyone. They were content to do that themselves. They
were not frightened or cowed. They were offended. They felt that by
disparaging what amounts to their God, Dan had transgressed beyond their
capacity for toleration. And they were pleased to show their
intolerance of Dan’s words by protesting against them in the manner they
did. Theirs was not an act born of suffering. It was a proud show of
disdain." - Christian author John Shore.Monday, April 30, 2012
JMG Quote Of The Day II- John Shore
"What
immediately became a meme amongst those criticizing Dan is that those
who walked out of his talk felt bullied by him. But that’s impossible.
People get bullied because of who they are: how they look and act, what
they say and do. Perceived as being in some critical way weak or
lacking, victims of bullies are selected for persecution; they are
pulled from the pack before being pointedly and repeatedly victimized.
The people who walked out during Dan’s talk were not separated from
their peers by anyone. They were content to do that themselves. They
were not frightened or cowed. They were offended. They felt that by
disparaging what amounts to their God, Dan had transgressed beyond their
capacity for toleration. And they were pleased to show their
intolerance of Dan’s words by protesting against them in the manner they
did. Theirs was not an act born of suffering. It was a proud show of
disdain." - Christian author John Shore.
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