Re: R.I.P. Robert L. Bass

[JoeRaisin <joeraisin2001@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 9/25/2010 2:56 PM, Jim wrote:
> On Sep 25, 8:48 am, JoeRaisin<joeraisin2...@xxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
>>
>> There's a difference.  Unless I missed it you haven't been saying that
>> those of us who took Bass' change of heart at face value and said,
>> "Okay, good enough for me..." are fools and were "suckered".  Fine,
>> there may have been a bit of "gushing" due (IMHO) to the psychological
>> leanings of most people to believe that what goes around comes around
>> and don't we all want our sins to be forgiven when we near the end?
>> Most do.
>>
>> He went further than to say, as you did, that you simply didn't like him
>> and his passing doesn't change that, he acted as though he is joyful at
>> the passing of another human being, sort of like that kid who started
>> teasing the easy mark just because everyone else was but doesn't know
>> when to quit.
>>
>> Besides, he's more fun - I mean, he has all these chains just begging to
>> be yanked... though I've probably queered it now...-
>
> On the other hand, it wasn't Petem who started this thread. And I
> daresay if no one had started the thread it wouldn't have been him or
> any of those who are adversely commenting on this subject who would
> have started it. Who ever stated it had to know that it was going to
> go in this direction. If they didn't ..... well ..... then .... they
> never learned a damn thing over the past 13 years. Some are going to
> "forgive" Bass and some aren't.  So what the fuck are you all going to
> do?  Argue over the next 13 years whether that's ok or not?
>
> It's over.  No one is ever going to change what happened. Some things
> never get resolved. This is certainly one that isn't important enough
> to start another revolution in ASA about. Not being able to resolve
> this subject will never affect anything that will or can ever happen
> here from this point forward.
>
> Let it go. there's nothing to gain or lose by trying to convince
> someone of something that they don't believe.
> How much "over" does something have to be to finally let it go.?
>
> Let me give you an example. Bob C and I have been at each others
> throats for a long time. I'm sure I haven't convinced him nor he me to
> give up our points of view. Now, we talk and just don't mention the
> other shit. That's ok with me and it seems ok with him. "Liking" each
> other doesn't come into the equation.

Point taken - I'm done