Board Thread:Virtual Tribal Council/@comment-1294345-20171116063617/@comment-26856630-20171117223908

PotatoMagic wrote: I have to disagree. When he explained why he was angry, Ben came off as arrogant and self-righteous. If it were me in there and a million dollars was on the line? I could see myself saying something similar if I felt my back was up against the wall. So Joe was more relatable and respectable, to me, for playing the game for what it is, as opposed to Ben, who although I'm sure is a nice guy outside the game, was pretty much just doing the pretentious "I have the moral high ground so I win at life" thing that I despise in Survivor. But was it pretentious? Ben clearly has some issues that he's still working on, and Joe pushed a sensitive button that cost Ben to react. We don't know what he's been through, and Joe should have expected to get that anger. Was it right? That depends on what you would do or say for the money, so I'm not judging him on that. But I certainly won't judge Ben for reacting the way he did, nor should anyone else. There's a difference between arrogance and self-righteousness and defending your integrity and code.