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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 12:34 PM Original message |
"Martyrdom is the highest form of narcissism" - True or false? |
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billyskank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
1. Depends on the kind of martyr |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 12:39 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. True. I don't think Steven Biko wanted to go out when he did |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 03:27 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Absolutely. Great example. I don't think real martyrs try and die. |
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tjwmason (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 04:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. An interesting point |
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Fleshdancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
3. I'm not so much worried about the motivation as I am the end result |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 03:26 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Delete - double post n/t |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
6. it's true of the fundy rapturists |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
8. Probably. But who's worth dying for? |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
9. Giving one's life for a just cause is as unselfish as it comes. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 04:14 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. And then the willingness to do it... |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 04:20 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. It probably depends on the circumstances. |
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