Deal
July 19, 1989
Alpine Valley Music Theatre
@seaplant: You are blaming the victim. Your comment is a classic example of what happens when someone butts into the middle of a conversation that they did not hear the beginning of. You seem to think this exchange started with my "essay" that came out of nowhere and was just begging for flippant responses. But if you had bothered to scroll UP a few comments before weighing in with your conclusory opinion, you'd have noticed that the exchange didn't start with my "essay". It started when I simply and innocently (and very justifiably) expressed my opinion that 4-4-85 is better than 7-19-89. That’s all I said. And you know that kind of is the entire purpose of this web site: people expressing their opinions about what the best versions of Dead songs are. But then Mr. NJFunk comes along and attacks me. He starts by laughing out loud at my opinion. Then he goes with the obnoxiously dismissive “just stop” construction, basically demanding that I just shut up about my opinion. My response? I met his rudeness with rational argument. Then you come along and blame it all on me! I have an idea: why don’t people express their opinions and then back them up with reasons? Yeah? And then those who disagree can back up their disagreement with more evidence and reasons. Yeah? Sound good? That's called rationality and critical thinking and it makes this site more valuable. Life too. And by the way, providing detailed reasons and evidence does not "invite" flippant responses. That is showing others respect and it invites equally respectful responses, not flippant or non-responsive or rude ones.
