Re: Laker Haters: Best of

"igor eduardo küpfer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>
> These type of threads always bring out the nitpickity in me. For once I'll
lay
> off, and we can agree to have slightly difference views on the subject
> (although I don't think they're all that different).
>
> Just one final comment.
>
> On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 14:20:59 -0800, "brink" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> >
> >"igor eduardo küpfer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> >> >>
> >> >> A good example of what I mean. I think Shaq is a total asshole. I've
> >> >thought
> >> >> that for years. I think he is, as a person, a discredit to the human
> >race.
> >> >
> >> >why?
> >> >
> >>
> >> I really don't want to go into it. I'll just say that the incident with
> >Yao
> >> exemplified everything I dislike about Shaq.
> >
> >seems like a pretty harsh way to judge someone.
> >
>
> The reasons why I dislike Shaq are different from the reasons I don't want
to
> discuss it online. The reasons for thinking Shaq is an idiot fall into the
"if
> you have to ask..." category -- if you have to ask why I hate him, you
> probably have very different views as to what makes a good human being
than I.
> There's little point in arguing over this -- your view is as valid as
mine,
> and we stand little chance of persuading each other.

well, you're certainly entitled to "hate" whomever you want, it just seems
harsh to me to hate someone because you don't like some of the comments he
makes, or his attitude at times or whatever.

one thing even most of his detractors will admit is that shaq is something
of a paradox--he can be infuriatingly selfish one moment but then geniuinely
giving the next.  i agree that i dislike a lot of things that shaq does but
i have a hard time hating someone who on the other hand seems to be a nice
guy most of the time.

>
> The reasons I don't like discussing it is that I consider opinions of a
> player's personality largely irrelevant. Arguing about which player is a
> bigger asshole is a good way to avoid talking about substantive matters.