Common Sense 319 – A Recipe for Caesar

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Re: Common Sense 319 – A Recipe for Caesar

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Re: Common Sense 319 – A Recipe for Caesar

Post by StCapps » Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:11 am

Smitty-48 wrote:
Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:07 am
All his cronies rallied around him, they were my real targets, not him

He simply used them as a screen to come at me on the battlefield,

but taking him down was just collateral damage, whoops
I don't think Dan ever really forgave you after that. Like he said he did, might have even thought he did, but his attitude toward you afterward was notably different than before, so at least subconsciously he never did.
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Re: Common Sense 319 – A Recipe for Caesar

Post by Smitty-48 » Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:11 am

StCapps wrote:
Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:11 am
Smitty-48 wrote:
Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:07 am
All his cronies rallied around him, they were my real targets, not him

He simply used them as a screen to come at me on the battlefield,

but taking him down was just collateral damage, whoops
I don't think Dan ever really forgave you after that. Like he said he did, might have even thought he did, but his attitude toward you afterward was notably different than before, so at least subconsciously he never did.
He feared me after that, he became obsequious, did not want to mess with me after that
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Re: Common Sense 319 – A Recipe for Caesar

Post by Smitty-48 » Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:13 am

It's like I was an Army Drill Instructor

You can't hit them

I know how to break people by speech alone
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Re: Common Sense 319 – A Recipe for Caesar

Post by Smitty-48 » Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:15 am

Trek was an Army Junior NCO

He knows how to break people by taking the piss out of them to make them the fool
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Re: Common Sense 319 – A Recipe for Caesar

Post by StCapps » Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:16 am

Smitty-48 wrote:
Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:11 am
StCapps wrote:
Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:11 am
Smitty-48 wrote:
Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:07 am
All his cronies rallied around him, they were my real targets, not him

He simply used them as a screen to come at me on the battlefield,

but taking him down was just collateral damage, whoops
I don't think Dan ever really forgave you after that. Like he said he did, might have even thought he did, but his attitude toward you afterward was notably different than before, so at least subconsciously he never did.
He feared me after that, he became obsequious, did not want to mess with me after that
Yeah, that was one of Dan's biggest faults, too agreeable in the face of disagreement. When me and you are on the opposite side of a disagreement, it emboldens me because it usually means I am debating a strong position that I disagree with and can refine my approach, I always tried to see it as an opportunity for iron to sharpen iron, and took my defeats in stride, instead of holding a grudge and refusing to learn from my mistakes.

It's easy to clown on the weak, to best the strongest is where it's at.
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Re: Common Sense 319 – A Recipe for Caesar

Post by Xenophon » Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:16 am

I'm not so sure that a Caesar appearing would be so bad. It would free the prole from the burden of having to be concerned with policy. Politician's wouldn't be falling over themselves to pander to the masses. Doesn't sound so bad. I'm not sure being "woke" to politics has been a net benefit in my life, anyway.

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Re: Common Sense 319 – A Recipe for Caesar

Post by Smitty-48 » Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:18 am

StCapps wrote:
Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:16 am
Smitty-48 wrote:
Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:11 am
StCapps wrote:
Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:11 am
I don't think Dan ever really forgave you after that. Like he said he did, might have even thought he did, but his attitude toward you afterward was notably different than before, so at least subconsciously he never did.
He feared me after that, he became obsequious, did not want to mess with me after that
Yeah, that was one of Dan's biggest faults, too agreeable in the face of disagreement. When me and you are on the opposite side of a disagreement, it emboldens me because it usually means I am debating a strong position that I disagree with and can refine my approach, I always tried to see it as an opportunity for iron to sharpen iron, and took my defeats in stride, instead of holding a grudge.
Yeah, but he's no threat, so I didn't mean to take him down, it was reflexive

Upon contact, I simply execute the Immediate Action
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Re: Common Sense 319 – A Recipe for Caesar

Post by Smitty-48 » Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:19 am

Xenophon wrote:
Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:16 am
I'm not so sure that a Caesar appearing would be so bad. It would free the prole from the burden of having to be concerned with policy. Politician's wouldn't be falling over themselves to pander to the masses. Doesn't sound so bad. I'm not sure being "woke" to politics has been a net benefit in my life, anyway.
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Re: Common Sense 319 – A Recipe for Caesar

Post by StCapps » Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:19 am

Smitty-48 wrote:
Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:18 am
StCapps wrote:
Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:16 am
Smitty-48 wrote:
Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:11 am


He feared me after that, he became obsequious, did not want to mess with me after that
Yeah, that was one of Dan's biggest faults, too agreeable in the face of disagreement. When me and you are on the opposite side of a disagreement, it emboldens me because it usually means I am debating a strong position that I disagree with and can refine my approach, I always tried to see it as an opportunity for iron to sharpen iron, and took my defeats in stride, instead of holding a grudge.
Yeah, but he's no threat, so I didn't mean to take him down, it was reflexive

Upon contact, I simply execute the Immediate Action
He would have been more of threat, if he wasn't so prone to obsequious agreement. If he hadn't been so damn agreeable, he'd have gotten better training and been more formidable.
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