Jul 13, 2009
Disliking everything about someone makes you a big, mean hyperbole that no one will listen to.
If you want your negativity about someone to be heeded, be positive about them as often as possible.
Otherwise you’re crying wolf.
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Related:
- “With all due respect”: A demeaning and dishonest cliché
- Good words, bad words, and using good words badly
- Is it a compliment to say something to someone that you could say to anyone?
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On the other hand, there are certain exceptions (cf. Satan).
I agree. I also agree with Travis, except I would have used Ray Comfort as the example.
;)
How could anybody hate that name?
ahh if it were only possible to “positively” dislike someone.
Some people can end up being so deceitful, you realize you don’t truly know anything else about them. But, usually, I can heed your advice.
At least, I can now. Back in my younger adult days, my frustration with someone blinded me to any goodness in them. That wasn’t helpful to me or my audience.
This reminds me of your say-something-nice-about-Obama post.
I like my in-laws. I really do. They are so sweet. It’s just this one little thing…..but they’re really great.
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When I catch myself compulsively disapproving of everything a person does (either all the time or within a particular day, if it’s someone I have an ongoing relationship with), I tend to “hunker down” a little bit and pull in my claws!….because I know something has gone wrong inside of me.
It’s a little embarrassing at such moments to know that the Holy Spirit is watching the situation unfold and perhaps wondering when I will catch on!
Yeah,
But,
Small bit’s of insincere praise to mask ones own bile for a subject, person or idea seem trite.