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The Politics Of Brunians Chapter XXXIX
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The Politics Of Gene Wolfe
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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Message: 10
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:29:16 -0400 (EDT)
From: brunians at brunians.org
Subject: Re: (urth) The Politics Of Gene Wolfe
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No, you can get by on passive-aggressive insinuations.
I am sorry, you are misusing the term 'passive aggressive'. It does not mean what you think it means.
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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