Kropo, my apologies for laying it on think. Sometimes I do lose sight of the 'human' factor when writing a rebuttal. I'm sure if I were arguing with you in person, I'd still have the same takes, without the vitriol that a forum lends me. Just like I doubt you would have told Lorenzo he was acting out a "bizarre outburst" when employing common sarcasm to make a point, though you gave yourself the liberty of characterizing it with the negative connotation when you put thought to words. I still stand by my disagreements with your takes above and the characterization you have given them. Which in my estimation, leaves your opinions/view/judgement of specific episodes open to challenge by a fan such as myself.
I'll highlight something else here, my reciprocation to you offering us a personal private insight (which I already knew about, as you mentioned once, you struggle with hanging up the boots in reporting for various reasons, one of which is the grief of it all). You're not the only one who struggles with personal insecurities. I've often wished I was more like the positive people in my life. I wish I was more like them and less like me. Its a curse.
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Kropotkin, on 13 Oct 2013 - 14:47, said:
Actually, I just find reading PS incredibly depressing. The premise that all of MotoGP is fixed and predetermined (it's like talking to a ....... Calvinist, it really is), and that Carmelo Ezpeleta is to blame for everything (he's to blame for a lot of things, but not most of the things some people here go on about), how it's all a farce, boring, not enjoyable, fixed. And then massive threads discussing each race.
Interesting, because I find PS as my outlet and my soap box. But here you are exaggerating. The premise of PS as a collective is not that MotoGP is fixed, that is the domain of a few of us, like me. (And of those of us, to differing degrees). Predetermined? Depends what you are talking about. If you mean every race result, then no, however if you are not going to acknowledge that the cluster for which a win will emanate for any given event (in affect the contenders are fixed, loose use of both senses of the word) is for all intents a predetermined cluster, of which it has been influenced by the League directly and indirectly, then either you are mistaken, fooled, or exaggerating here to make the wrong point. Here is what I marvel about with you specifically, I bet our political views and outlook upon the world are remarkably similar, that is, specifically we perceive the world's ruling class and its machinates for power and control generally analogous. (Yes, I'm assuming based on the body of posts you have made). You have even posted here the peculiar (and I'd say common) view of executives of large powerful entities and the schemes they employ given their understanding of contestants and spectator attributes to specifically exploit them. Simply put, they know contestants will put their ..... on the line for free and risk life and limb for it, while the spectators, for the most part demand entertainment and few pay attention to the particulars of authentic competition. Why oh why then would you argue/believe Dorna (Carmelo) be above this paradigm?! Pointing it out for GP doesn't make me a Calvinistic faithful given what I am proposing is a microcosm of the reality of our world. You are proposing Dorna is not a microcosm of the world. I find that an untenable position. (Oh, and no, Carmelo isn't blamed for 'everything' just the specific .... we can make a reasonable case he influence for a particular purpose).
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Kropotkin, on 13 Oct 2013 - 14:47, said:
I suffer with depression. I don't need all that negative ........, there is truckloads of that in the paddock. Yes, it's a great life, if you don't mind being surrounded by egotistical, self-centered, grasping, short-sighted morons. It's bad enough being me, without all of the nonsense spouted on here. I don't need it.
I suffer from being a dick on the forum. Do you know how much I cringe knowing people who I know and count as friends read the .... I write? I'm being as serious as you. I'm in constant consternation about how "passionate" (that's my excuse for vitriolic) or "impassionate" (that's my excuse for passionate) I should be when expressing a particular opinion I honestly care about and those that would disagree with me. Which anybody who has lurked a day here knows it to be: Spanish-centric favoritism, VR-centric favoritism, the League's interference, and Nicky Hayden. Unlike you though, I need this place. I honestly think its an addiction. My wife has said as much, I refuse to admit it, but in rare moments of clarity, I think she is right.
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Kropotkin, on 13 Oct 2013 - 14:47, said:
Anyway, I'm surprised nobody has mentioned that Carmelo Ezpeleta clearly intervened to get Axel Pons to crash in the Moto2 race, as Scott Redding had got far too good a start and was up near Espargaro. If there's going to be a Spanish champion, he couldn't have that, and so pressed the Pons destruct button. Spanish team, Spanish rider, teammate of the man who is supposed to be champion.
Or am I being paranoid?
No, not paranoid, you're just joking. But as it were, jokes are seeded in partial truth, which often impart an erudite message. As you said, the demands of those share holders in the form of TV contracts are exceedingly weighty. The "show" must go on. You would think then it wouldn't/ shouldn't be described as 'paranoia' (or its cousin "conspiracy theorist") to point out those executives would acquiesce to 'behind the scenes' demands for "the show". Interesting, don't you think?