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Allen West Publicly Shames ‘Tracker’ for Following Him to Vietnam Memorial Service
October 30, 2012 at 12:49pm
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Disagree that this was “public humiliation.”
Rather, this was a rebuke.
Humiliation carries a subtle element of weakness in the person who delivers it, with vapors of self-aggrandizement & shallow arrogance. Col. West possesses none of these traits.
A sharply-worded, yet fair, rebuke, is an entirely different animal, & its very essence is one of justice & genuine thought. It is this that was delivered with clarity & firmness by Col. West. Humiliation must resonate within its recipient in order by its very definition; it cannot be commanded.
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