Self-Love Re: Question for Liza....

[Yoshie Furuhashi]

>Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
>
>>I don't defend myself and set the record straight about what I say 
>>and do on when Mine baits me on marxmail
>
>There's a difference between "baiting" and outright lying, which is 
>what Proyect does. And it's extremely exasperating to be lied about 
>by a vicious sect of one (though I guess now the spousal team are a 
>sect of two). What do you do? Descend into the mud and wrestle with 
>him/them? Let the lie stand where any net surfer can come across it? 
>Watch several hundred listmembers nod in silent agreement with their 
>Master? I think Scott McLemee may be right - it's a variant on 
>Stockholm syndrome.
>
>Doug

Silence should be regarded as refusal to chime in.  Persistent flames 
should be taken as compliments (= "Ah, even those who hate my 
writings find it impossible to ignore them").  That's how I think of 
them.  As Justin says, "modest self-love is natural and healthy."  :->
-- 
Yoshie

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