BS: One Word Description

Subject: RE: BS: One Word Description
From: GUEST,Grishka
Date: 12 Jul 13 - 01:58 PM

Ebbie, no need to feel bad. We were talking about characteristics of people in general, and how to deal with them. M misquoted you, so he may be thinking of a different kind of person altogether. So did I when I mentioned rapists, of course - my model was the notorious DSK, or rather his image in the media. He (or it, the image) was seriously convinced that every woman wanted sex with him, in connection with a generous gift, so that he forgot the usual precautions.

I am not sure whether there is such a thing as essentially a very good person – some of the most notorious mass-murderers have been so described by their mates and family.

Really good friends will appreciate hints about their flaws before things get serious.

Subject: RE: BS: One Word Description
From: Little Hawk
Date: 12 Jul 13 - 02:09 PM

"I am not sure whether there is such a thing as essentially a very good person"

Oh, there is, allright. I've known many such people. However, there are also some seriously disturbed and truly dangerous people...a few of them...and the effect they have on society is way out of proportion to their small numbers. If you're a cop, you have to deal with those people, which is why it's a tough and hazardous job.

Subject: RE: BS: One Word Description
From: GUEST,Grishka
Date: 12 Jul 13 - 02:32 PM

LH, Mudcat can boast a former cop who also studied theology and whom I assume to agree with me that there is no clear line between "essentially good" and "seriously disturbed". Actually, the closer you look, the less visible the difference. Criminal law, police, prisons, and psychiatric wards are necessities of human societiy, but we should not believe that they can possibly tell the full truth about human nature. (That would remain true even if we had omniscient and absolutely unbiased judges.)

Subject: RE: BS: One Word Description
From: Little Hawk
Date: 12 Jul 13 - 04:49 PM

Uh-huh. No argument there. I've even known people who were seriously disturbed in some ways, and yet were quite good people. And I've known others who had little or no empathy or goodness to be found in their character...but were basically harmless...just not that nice to be around.

And then there's the charming rogue...a very entertaining type...but you've got to be careful hanging around them! ;-)

Subject: RE: BS: One Word Description
From: number 6
Date: 13 Jul 13 - 10:15 AM

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biLL

Subject: RE: BS: One Word Description
From: Little Hawk
Date: 13 Jul 13 - 11:05 AM

Never met a charming rogue, biLL? They're great fun to be around, but you've got to keep a very close eye on your gold doubloons, etc...

;-)

Or was it the other stuff I said that had you puzzled?

Subject: RE: BS: One Word Description
From: Bill D
Date: 13 Jul 13 - 11:59 AM

I knew someone who was 'generous', and used that (whether he realized it or not) to justify other UNpleasant behavior.... almost as if he were 'buying' credit in advance.
It is very, very difficult to deal with such a situation.

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As to one word descriptions: Lately, with medical stuff, weather issues, rising costs for my pleasures...etc... I think the quality I might choose, whether I deserve it or not... is "resiliant".

Subject: RE: BS: One Word Description
From: Little Hawk
Date: 13 Jul 13 - 06:46 PM

Yeah, Bill...that type of "generosity" is an unpleasant mindgame, the purpose of which is to control other people. It's not from the heart...it's a calculated move.