Comments on: Judgmental

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 12:52:10 +0000

Bob-

Half the fun coming here are the good comments, such as Joe Rorke’s above.

By: joe rorke

joe rorke — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 21:54:39 +0000

I never thought I’d squeeze in here. I am one of the most judgmental people I know. Have been for a long time. I enjoy it immensely. If I catch Rush Limbaugh or Bill O’Reilly or that upstart Sean Hannity in a lie (that is, of course, done on a daily basis), there is unfathomable joy in referring to them as the lowest form of human life alive. Is this being judgmental? I hope so. I work at it. Or is a natural thing being that I’m an Irishman. Judging Michael Savage is especially pleasing to me. I call him a foulmouthed dog unworthy to speak to the American public. This dog rather than actually carry on a discussion with a caller simply calls the person ungentlemanly names over the air. Is there anyone easier to pass judgment on than this foulmouthed dog? I think not. Not even Limbaugh. Oh, yes, I am very much given to being judgmental. It seems the natural thing to do. I can’t imagine a person not being judgmental. To judge, it seems to me, is to discriminate. I think we should all discriminate. Since when do we not discriminate? There was a time when it was a compliment to be referred to as “a discriminating man.” Oh, and now we should not discriminate. And what are the benefits of that, opray tell? Sorry, you lose. I’m going to continue to be judgmental. I read Bob Whitaker’s piece and I passed judgment. I said, “this is good. This is very good.” That’s my idea of being judgmental. That’s who I am. A judgmental Irishman.

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 23:07:15 +0000

When people have tried to tell me that they are doing something evil to me for my own good, I have to stop and find out what they REALLY want. It always comes down to one of a few things, like: the boss wants to give her son your job, for which he is unqualified; since you did such an excellent job, a coworker or the boss no longer looks like number one; since you are well-liked, a coworker or the boss no longer looks like number one; since you are completely honest, you can’t be trusted; since you aren’t gay and you rejected his advances he is going to ruin you.

But what they tell you is that you don’t belong with them and it would be for your own good if they helped you get to where you belong — heaven.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 19:45:52 +0000

I’ve been on the receiving end of this a _lot_.

I’ve always been the target of the “for your own good” folks, no matter how badly they screw up their own lives.

But if I _dare_ to protest bad treatment or just bad manners, “You’re so judgmental!Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” comes from my self-appointed “betters.”

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 19:45:11 +0000

I’ve been on the receiving end of this a _lot_.

I’ve always been the target of the “for your own good” folks, no matter how badly they screw up their own lives.

But if I _dare_ to protest bad treatment or just bad manners, “You’re so judgmental!Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” comes from my self-appointed “betters.”