# The Politics Of Brunians Chapter XXXIX

*The Urth list — 1 messages, 1 voices, 18 Mar 2009*

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### David Stockhoff
*18 Mar 2009, 16:10*

Pretty much nails you, Brunians. 

Stubborn, resentful, sullen, obstructionist, failing to follow through with expectations of how to behave in a forum, failing to acknowledge responsibility for fights you've started, etc.

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> Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:29:16 -0400 (EDT)
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>> No, you can get by on passive-aggressive insinuations.

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> I am sorry, you are misusing the term 'passive aggressive'. It does not
> mean what you think it means.
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> From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive-aggressive_behavior:
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> Passive-aggressive behavior is passive, sometimes obstructionist
> resistance to following through with expectations in interpersonal or
> occupational situations. It can manifest itself as learned helplessness,
> procrastination, stubbornness, resentment, sullenness, or
> deliberate/repeated failure to accomplish requested tasks for which one is
> (often explicitly) responsible.
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> I am so very glad that I could be of service in helping to correct ypur
> misuse of this term of art.
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