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Old Jun 28, 2010, 12:12 PM
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I always seem to have more to say, even when that might not be wise.

Man-boy "love" types can also use language to "do" things, to affect people, as well as employing more direct physical methods. But their use of language to confuse people as to their true intent only works if you get confused! If you are not impressed by their use of language to hide what they want, then you can see them, not as "powerful" or "dangerous" (or "evil"), but as foolish, ineffectual, insecure. If you see them that way, you may be able to think of more effective ways to deal with them, than if you feel overwhelmed in your own mind by their "power".
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