> This leads me to raise an admittedly rhetorical question: does possession of wit and/or charm excuse one from the duties of common decency?
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> Iss



I find myself questioning which is lacks more propriety or conforms less with generally accepted morality: stating one's dissatisfaction with a situation and chiding those who it is perceived both contributed to the situation as it stands and could have helped before the dissatisfaction level became so serious, including oneself, or out and out accusing someone who does so of lacking common decency.

I do not write that to mean that I'm trying to make it obvious that the latter is the answer. I mean I really question it. Does the encasing of the ideas inside charm and wit make them any less or more socially appropriate? Probably more. But doesn't not doing so make them more honorable for their sheer honesty? A valid argument could be made.

Frankly, I was shocked at the remark, Iss, especially so, considering it came from you. But it certainly enforces your point in an almost ingenious manner.

However. I found more egregious your later comment that you "only read about 20% of the posts these days anyway," (paraphrasing) which to me underscores Brunnen_G's point at least as strongly, if not moreso.

Can you explain?

Love,
Mousie