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  • ScottH
    It's Goodes to cheer!!
    • Sep 2003
    • 23665

    Originally posted by Sanecow
    The thing is, getting an addiction to drugs isn't something one has to work hard at. A few boozy nights with the wrong crowd (ketamine, anyone?), a couple of bad decisions for a bit of a laugh and ... .

    Kicking coffee or smokes is hard enough, I hate to think what kicking ice (allegedly) is like.
    It still a choice. Cancer is not.

    Poor comparison.

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    • Chow-Chicker
      Senior Player
      • Jun 2006
      • 1602

      Originally posted by Layby
      As i thought, just ignorant hatred
      Just as I thought, just ridiculous apologetic sympathy for a habitual reckless individual.

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      • hammo
        Veterans List
        • Jul 2003
        • 5554

        Originally posted by Annie Haddad

        Are you Australian? Ever heard of tall-poppies?
        Tall poppy syndrome has nothing to do with taking delight in the drug addiction and career destruction of another human being.

        Tall poppy syndrome is an ugly facate of the Australian psyche and the fact you take pleasure in it reflects very badly on the sort of person you are.
        "As everyone knows our style of football is defensive and unattractive, and as such I have completely forgotten how to mark or kick over the years" - Brett Kirk

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        • Sanecow
          Suspended by the MRP
          • Mar 2003
          • 6917

          Originally posted by ScottH
          It still a choice. Cancer is not.
          Do people that die of cancer die because they didn't try hard enough?

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          • ScottH
            It's Goodes to cheer!!
            • Sep 2003
            • 23665

            Originally posted by Sanecow
            Do people that die of cancer die because they didn't try hard enough?
            We're not discussing try hard enough, we are talking about choices that shape peoples lives.

            He was given a 2nd (and 3rd and 4th) chance, and now it appears he has blown it.

            Many cancer sufferers would give anything for a 2nd chance.

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            • Sanecow
              Suspended by the MRP
              • Mar 2003
              • 6917

              Originally posted by ScottH
              We're not discussing try hard enough, we are talking about choices that shape peoples lives.

              He was given a 2nd (and 3rd and 4th) chance, and now it appears he has blown it.

              Many cancer sufferers would give anything for a 2nd chance.
              If you care to read the thread, it was suggested that Rama is "heroic" for beating cancer. By this logic, it must follow that those who die of cancer are not heroic.

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              • Chow-Chicker
                Senior Player
                • Jun 2006
                • 1602

                Has anyone been arrested for having cancer?

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                • Layby
                  Suspended by the MRP
                  • May 2006
                  • 1803

                  Originally posted by Annie Haddad
                  Honestly ... I don't really care how my reflection looks to you.
                  What you think about me (someone you have never met) makes no impact on my life. I accept that you have a right to breathe, then I get on with my own life.
                  It reflects very poorly on you and others as human beings

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                  • Sanecow
                    Suspended by the MRP
                    • Mar 2003
                    • 6917

                    Originally posted by Annie Haddad
                    Can't find any examples of the cuz being charitable? Would you like me to do a quick search for you?
                    Go and do the search and then come back. There are online examples.

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                    • ScottH
                      It's Goodes to cheer!!
                      • Sep 2003
                      • 23665

                      Originally posted by Sanecow
                      If you care to read the thread, it was suggested that Rama is "heroic" for beating cancer. By this logic, it must follow that those who die of cancer are not heroic.
                      That stretching logic a bit far.

                      It is also heroic to beat an addiction.

                      The fact that an addiction or disease, beats you does not mean that you didn't try to fight it.

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                      • reigning premier
                        Suspended by the MRP
                        • Sep 2006
                        • 4335

                        Originally posted by Sanecow
                        If you care to read the thread, it was suggested that Rama is "heroic" for beating cancer. By this logic, it must follow that those who die of cancer are not heroic.
                        Yep. Soft.

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                        • Jewels
                          On the Rookie List
                          • Oct 2006
                          • 3258

                          Originally posted by Sanecow
                          I have no love for the Eagles. Onfield, Hunter is my least favourite AFL player and I'm sure you can dig up some post-match anti-Benny comments from me. But I do miss the on-field villains when they pass their peak.

                          I don't mix up my interest in sporting rivalry with wishing harm on an actual human being or enjoying the results of addiction. It's just kicking a pig skin between four sticks FFS. Drugs don't care that Cousins has fans, addiction isn't easier to kick because you have money and a young man who could be a sporting great losing it all doesn't give me any satisfaction. I hope the AFLPA are looking out for him.
                          I beg to differ. He has the resources to get the VERY best of help, care and guidance, something that is not available to your run of the mill addict.

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                          • Sanecow
                            Suspended by the MRP
                            • Mar 2003
                            • 6917

                            Originally posted by ScottH
                            The fact that an addiction or disease, beats you does not mean that you didn't try to fight it.
                            Agreed. Struggling to beat an illness is not a sign of selfishness or lack of intelligence.

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                            • Chow-Chicker
                              Senior Player
                              • Jun 2006
                              • 1602

                              Did Ben Cousins take into consideration what damage his habitual addiction may cause his family? If not - he's selfish.

                              Did Ben Cousins heed the information given to him as an ALF player on the drugs issue? If not - he's selfish.

                              Did Ben Cousins attempt to take responsibility for his actions, admit to having a problem, or even commit to rectifying the problem? If not - he's selfish.

                              Does Ben Cousins have any remorse for anything he has done in the past 12 months? If not - he's selfish.

                              Did Ben Cousins ever consider the danger he may be placing other people in with his habitual conduct? If not - he's a selfish disgrace.

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                              • NMWBloods
                                Taking Refuge!!
                                • Jan 2003
                                • 15819

                                Originally posted by Annie Haddad
                                Are you Australian? Ever heard of tall-poppies?

                                Cousins is a fool of the highest order.

                                Schadenfreude.........Schadenfreude
                                You don't seem to get it - neither "tall poppy syndrome" nor "schadenfreude" are good things!!
                                Captain Logic is not steering this tugboat.

                                "[T]here are things that matter more and he's reading and thinking about them: heaven, reincarnation. Life and death are the only things that are truly a matter of life and death. Not football."

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