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Aug. 6th, 2001 01:46 pmThere are always several possible motives for kind-hearted folks "pouring oil on troubled waters".
Some of them are sincere, some of them are just a bit more cynical. Just PR moves with no feeling behind them. "See, I'm trying to play nice, she's the one being unreasonable..."
And, of course, sometimes it's purely a set-up, spreading the metaphorical oil as preparation, so someone can then drop a match and torch it at a later date.
I'm not a trusting soul today.