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Old 04-17-2010, 11:29 AM
 
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and being a provoker is an equal weakness.
I seldom provoke anybody.

today, i went to class, went shopping and came back home, without bothering anybody. i do this most days. do you do similar?
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Old 04-17-2010, 11:33 AM
 
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The provokers know who to mess with.
Only people they feel may not actually strike back with force.

Similar to when the KKK marches through our city.
If they did not have police protection they would not do it.
Or they would get murked.
if you think that persons are always nice/respectful, then your conception of human nature/interaction is off.

the fact is people generally are nice. but there are some instances where this is not the case.

take this example - walking along a street and being shouted at. or another - being treated rudely by a store clerk.

I don't see why what I am saying is so controversial. sometimes people are not always respectful. it's no more contentious than saying "people feel happy around their friends".

i think it's a normal adult conception of life.
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Old 04-17-2010, 03:19 PM
 
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What point are you trying to make, you posted you purposely try to anger ppl when you walk in their path....then post like a victim. 30s to old for that nonsense.
30s is too old. this is why normal living is key.
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Old 04-20-2010, 11:53 AM
 
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I seldom provoke anybody.

today, i went to class, went shopping and came back home, without bothering anybody. i do this most days. do you do similar?
I go out of my way not to bother people.
And I make myself as inconspicuous as possible so as not to be bothered by others.
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Old 04-20-2010, 11:57 AM
 
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if you think that persons are always nice/respectful, then your conception of human nature/interaction is off.

the fact is people generally are nice. but there are some instances where this is not the case.

take this example - walking along a street and being shouted at. or another - being treated rudely by a store clerk.

I don't see why what I am saying is so controversial. sometimes people are not always respectful. it's no more contentious than saying "people feel happy around their friends".

i think it's a normal adult conception of life.
Where in my comments did you extrapolate that I feel that people are always nice and respectful?

My point was that people who provoke others on a regular basis usually do it when they feel they are safe from retribution.

I will use an obvious example.
A white guy in a white suburban neighborhood with his friends might choose to call a singular black person in that neighborhood a racist name.
But the same withe guy, with his friends in a mainly black ghetto neighborhood would probably not do that because of the strong possibility of getting a severe beating.

Just as quite a few people will say all kinds of provoking things online that they would not dare say to the same person's face offline.
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Old 04-20-2010, 03:19 PM
 
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Where in my comments did you extrapolate that I feel that people are always nice and respectful?

My point was that people who provoke others on a regular basis usually do it when they feel they are safe from retribution.

I will use an obvious example.
A white guy in a white suburban neighborhood with his friends might choose to call a singular black person in that neighborhood a racist name.
But the same withe guy, with his friends in a mainly black ghetto neighborhood would probably not do that because of the strong possibility of getting a severe beating.

Just as quite a few people will say all kinds of provoking things online that they would not dare say to the same person's face offline.
lol... so?

i don't provoke anybody. today i went around minding my own business, as usual.
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Old 04-20-2010, 05:19 PM
 
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lol... so?

i don't provoke anybody. today i went around minding my own business, as usual.
I just hope all the people who provoke on purpose get beaten soundly or revenged upon in ways that make them suffer.

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Old 04-20-2010, 05:21 PM
 
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I tend to take things too seriously and tend to get po'ed pretty easily
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Old 04-21-2010, 01:28 AM
 
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I just hope all the people who provoke on purpose get beaten soundly or revenged upon in ways that make them suffer.
i disagree.

part of healthy living is to healthily react to scenarios as they present. but we have to agree to disagree, i guess.
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Old 04-21-2010, 01:48 AM
 
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lol .. childhood memories .. i was this devilish kind ..who had a friend in school ..more so a sidekick sort of ...he was huge and the other kids feared him .. we were the bullying type ..sadly .. no bad childhood issues here though lol .. i used to provoke him in a way that he would simply kick the principals backyard lolz .. i've changed now .. but yes a little of that still helps at times ..hehe .. that big guy is that same ..lol didnt change a bit .. still the same grumpy attitude ..bless the mess god lol
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