Comments on: Help me find the log in my eye, please.

Help me find the log in my eye, please.

fancyoats — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 10:26:00 -0800

I would very much appreciate some help finding a particular comment from the Blue.

It may have been a thread about some environmental issue? I do not remember who it was by, unfortunately, and I must not have the right particular words for searching. The gist of it was that society is full of evil systems, and none of us are innocent, however small the evil-ness of our own individual contribution. We all are required to become a little bit evil when we participate in evil systems. Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.

By: Pater Aletheias

Pater Aletheias — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:30:04 -0800

I doubt this is exactly what you are thinking of, but in a discussion of Obama and Gitmo I posted this quote from the Grapes of Wrath that is along those lines. Maybe something else in that thread is what you had in mind.

By: donnagirl

donnagirl — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:51:39 -0800

Nothing exactly like what you describe, but a lot of similar ideas in this thread from 2008. An excellent read, if for no other reason than the discovery of "hobo biscotti".

By: desjardins

desjardins — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:56:13 -0800

I vaguely remember this - I think it was by a vegetarian/vegan and it was in the last six months?

That really doesn't help much.

By: fancyoats

fancyoats — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:53:29 -0800

Pater Aletheias -- I do so love that quotation, even if it is not what I am looking for.

donnagirl -- Definitely more recent than 2008. I think within the last year.

desjardins -- The vegetarian/vegan bit rings a bell. I feel like the thread may not have been specifically about veganism, but that the implications of veganism were discussed wrt the environment.

This is going to drive me nuts.

By: cjorgensen

cjorgensen — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:20:05 -0800

I read something like this in one of the many Apple threads. Not that this narrows it down.

By: box

box — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:38:01 -0800

'Complicit' might be a good word to try adding to your search strings.

By: theBigRedKittyPurrs

theBigRedKittyPurrs — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:12:11 -0800

Was it about sick systems?

By: desjardins

desjardins — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:38:45 -0800

This is driving me crazy now, because I think I remember the comment and I just. cannot. find. it. I thought that the person described himself as a hypocrite or hypocritical, but searches for those words came up with nothing.

Please post a link if you find it so I can sleep at night gahhh

By: fancyoats

fancyoats — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:00:02 -0800

Ok, I finally had the bright idea *facepalm* of looking in my own damned favorites and voila! It is by JHarris, from the Lorax-SUV thread this past spring. Meat eating was indeed discussed in the thread, but not in that comment. I had thought the comment was longer and had more of a testimonial feel, but I guess I must have conflated several of the comments in that thread.

Thanks everyone. I kind of feel like a doofus. I understand if you all want to take hold of my hand and start hitting me in the face with it, big-brother-style.

By: desjardins

desjardins — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:43:58 -0800

ughhh that's not the one I was thinking of. I'm glad you can sleep at night, though.

By: hurdy gurdy girl

hurdy gurdy girl — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:26:21 -0800

I think I know the one you're thinking of, desjardins, and it's driving me crazy too. I searched but can't seem to find it. I'll post in here if I do.

By: fancyoats

fancyoats — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:09:37 -0800

Ok, now I am doubting myself. The one I linked is like a crystallization of it, but it does seem like there was something more...like I said, a more testimonial-type thing.

By: nathancaswell

nathancaswell — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 05:55:02 -0800

The truth is out there.

By: filthy light thief

filthy light thief — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:58:49 -0800

Or, the truth is in your head, as a compilation of things you've seen and experienced out there.

By: John Cohen

John Cohen — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:08:54 -0800

Or both.

By: TwelveTwo

TwelveTwo — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:36:11 -0800

Or neither.