We have talked a lot on this blog about the importance of taking into account cultural context when analyzing events in other countries, so when I saw a table of Soviet salary statistics on a blog, I decided to use it to demonstrate this important point. Of course, I could have easily just taken the table and published it here without attributing it to the blog where I found it. But I’m kind and honest, so I linked back to the original post.
Do you think that the linked post’s author came here to thank me for sending some readers his way? Not at all.
Do you think he held his peace and occupied himself with the important stuff I’m sure is going on in his life? Nah huh.
He came here and attacked me in an aggressive and completely unwarranted way. As you can easily see for yourself, I didn’t say anything even remotely unpleasant about his post, his blog, his opinions, or himself. I just used the table and linked back. And in return, I got attacked. Normally, bloggers are happy when somebody links back to them. I know I am. But some folks seem to dislike getting linkbacks from popular blogs like mine.
This is the second day in a row when people throw completely unprovoked tantrums on my blog. What is this? Avitaminosis kicking in? Why the sudden massive bout of hysteria?
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Sorry. He keeps wanting to keep his peace, but I keep saying, Clarissa is saying something. Go and address it!
It is very hot here and we are unraveling.
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Oh, that’s THE Mike?
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I mean, your boyfriend Mike??
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Or, husband rather?
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Yeah, yeah
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Ah, God, I had no idea. Tell him I was really not trying to offend him.
Give him a kiss on my behalf, OK?
And good luck with putting up with the heat!
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Yeah, that is Mike. I thought… yes, I could kick him on your behalf. He has had enough kisses.
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I’m actually very nice, smiley, and angelic in real life. 🙂
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Oh, not the guy on Youtube that was mentioned in your comments. That’s not Mike.
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I mean the guy who blogs at Wobbly Times.
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Yeah. That is Mike.
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You see? The guy is practically a family member of this blog and here he got antagonized.
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haha
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I accept all kisses. Jennifer told me about your referencing my blog and I took it that you were saying that either I or the staff at “Problems of Communism” were naive. Yes, I’m the author of Wobbly times. You can find a brief bio of Jennifer’s husband on the right as you look at the page. http://wobblytimes.blogspot.com.au/
Thanks for linking to my, less the popular blog, Clarissa.
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No, I meant that my reader who I discussed this with last week was naive. 🙂
I follow 629 blogs in my blogroll, so it’s impossible to keep track of who is who.
Love, peace, bubble gum, as we say in the USSR. 🙂
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I thought your post added a lot to the information in his post. It put the table in perspective and I found it interesting and informative.
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Thank you, Sarah!
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