@Kaptaan
I have only enormous respect for you, irrespective of the positions that you have decided for yourself and defended so ably. Those positions and those defenses have only my most sincere appreciation. What I appreciated was the discrimination you exercised; the absolute absence of gutter invective when you were having a serious conversation, and please let me state on record that I understood why you were abrasive and robust in your address when dealing with thick-skinned types spoiling for a fight and prowling the threads looking for potential conflict situations.
You did
a good an outstanding job of defending, whether it was indefensible or not is another question. What you put across as a defence, for instance, of the heritage of the Indus Valley Civilisation was impeccable. It forced me, for instance, to re-visit my own position and refine it considerably, to the point where I have to say that you influenced major changes in my thinking on the subject.
Since you have appeared on this dismal thread, let me assure you that I leave with only admiration in my mind. Do, please, continue your way, knowing that from this fan of yours, you will receive nothing but unstinted appreciation and a willingness to listen, coupled with a keen and poignant understanding of the cross that you have voluntarily chosen to bear.
Salut.
PS: On a facetious note, could I mention that I fell off my chair laughing when I first encountered this signature of yours? That is 'facetious', not 'faecetious'.
It doesn't.
We are dealing with an ignorant and offensive character who gropes around for phrases and theories that he has read about but not absorbed, and who tries to use those in discussion without ever having digested them.
After PTH and the sophistication of YLH, to have to encounter such dwarf intellects is painful; it reminds us that we are not alone in having a large number of intellect-challenged large egos, who combine this sad lack of capacity with offensive behaviour.
