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Originally Posted by Odin
I said earlier, "I'm not so proud, that I would never admit if I response was misplaced." I stand by this statement. I did go back and re-read the entire thread, and yes there was something there that I did not catch before. It appears that I am guilty of assuming, like yourself, that his response was based on his misunderstanding of English. It is now obvious to me that he knew very well what was said, and what he was saying in response. He purposely twisted your words, into that suggestion that you kill yourself. This should be of no surprise, given your rather adversarial nature.
As far as him derailing the thread, perhaps you too should re-read the thread. He and Tenchu were very much on topic, until your first post where you called his statement stupid and called him an ass. I hardly see how the suggestion that people need to leave the leopards alone, as being off topic. Especially given the fact that people were the cause of their situation.
Now personally I don't agree with that idea. With so few remaining animals left, it would be hard for any species to make a come back. This is even made more true by the now fragmented forests, caused by the clear cutting of their natural habitat. So our intervention may indeed be necessary for thier continued survival.
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Since this has suddenly become Judge Judy to you, let me outline how my "adversarial nature" was provoked.
Firstly he came about being quite rude to Tenchu for no reason whatsoever, save the fact that this thread was created. Obviously with the third paragraph of what you've written, it is quite evident that you feel the same way Tenchu does about the leopard situation. So it isn't a large stretch of the imagination why someone like me, who feels the same way, would be quite annoyed with his response. It's also no stretch of the imagination why I would call someone an ass when they were being one, with just cause.
It's quite evident what I define being "an ass", if you read the banter between Tenchu and Deutsch.
Secondly, you seem to have misunderstood what he meant when he "twisted" my words. He didn't "twist" my words but completely misunderstood what I said.
I wrote that there was only a reason for him to act the way he was IF someone had suggested that humans all die. He thought I had said that "it was alright for people to die", and hence said I should kill myself. It was nothing to do with a random outburst telling me to kill myself, as you've assumed.
Thirdly, the topic is about a "fact" that there are very few of those types of leopards left. Any sane person would know that leaving the Leopards alone won't solve anything and some sort of intervention is required.
This is why he was off topic and de-railing the thread, by needlessly diverting attention away from what the intention of this thread was.
Please, let me know if you still disagree.
