Speak of unwanted attention. Back in 1984 when Michigan played AU for the Sugar Bowl I saw a decked out van that looked like a Michigan helmet. I still remember that van. But instead of thinking of how I could Jack it up, my thoughts were how cool, I hope someday I can do that with a van with AU style. I remember thinking how great it is for someone to have so much pride in their school. May be generational, may have to do with the way I was brought up. I just don't get angry because someone else is having a good time or owns something that they like. The pettiness of those who have to destroy in order to enjoy shows how morally bankrupt they are.
What you describe is the difference between jealousy and envy. Jealousy seeks to gain what others have: Envy seeks to destroy what others have. While you would react to jealousy with proper focus on getting what you want in a lawful manner, others will react to their envy by torching your helmet van. It's not generational: the Bible and Shakespeare include passages on envy. To use an comparison, are you advocating burglary when you lock your doors at night? Perhaps we should be able to keep them unlocked, and in reality, most nights it won't make any difference. But on other nights, that lock keeps a criminal from taking advantage of an easy target. That is what happened to the van both times--a criminal took advantage of an easy target. I do not condone the action. Neither will I condemn all Razorback fans as criminals based on the actions of a few. From my experience, most Auburn fans will do the same for LSU fans, but you will look long and hard on the ITAT board to find them. GEAUX TIGERS
If you are describing jealousy and envy in terms of zelos and phthonos then I see how you came to this conclusion. I personally don't think many people use the construct of jealousy to describe emulation, more would define jealousy as an attempt to maintain one's own status. You lost me on your second point. How does one construe advocacy from sensibility? On the third point I agree without equivocation.
Thank you for getting my first point right, and you are correct--most people do not use jealousy this way. The second point was aimed more at AU Hansel when he wrote: "some of you people are insane. Come on. He's not asking for it. Why should he expect something like this to happen. It's a football game and all he's doing is parking his car. I know it's a bit over the top, but that doesn't mean it should be vandalized. That's like saying "that girl is dressed really slutty, she's just asking for it." Use your heads." No one here advocated vandalism, but some seem to think we did. Some of us just weren't surprised, just like we shouldn't be too surprised when a criminal enters our unlocked house. I was trying to find a fitting analogy. If I didn't, I will try to do better next time GEAUX TIGERS
asking for it would be driving around in that same van and yelling "LSU SUCKS" out the windows or over a PA. In that case, he would probably have it coming. But just driving a van(yes, I know it's pretty extravagant) to an away game and showing spirit and pride for your team is not asking for your property to get tourched. He did no injustice to arkansas fans or LSU fans the first time.
