Hi, Jon! Thanks for stepping in.From: "Jon Gabriel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Killer Bs Discussion'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: POLICY PROPOSAL: The list and copyright Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 07:16:43 -0500> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 3:12 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: POLICY PROPOSAL: The list and copyright > > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > > Van: Jon Gabriel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Verzonden: donderdag 13 februari 2003 3:16 > > Aan: 'Discussions of the writings of science fiction/futurist authors > > David Brin and Gregory Benford.' > > Onderwerp: RE: POLICY PROPOSAL: The list and copyright > > > > >But what about the "alleged" possible consequences of posting or > > > >replying to a message? The fact that such "consequences" are even > > > >threatened jeopardizes the entire purpose of a mailing list. > > > > > > Lemme guess -- you're American, aren't you? > > > > Let me guess, you're displaying more anti-American attitudes, aren't > > you? > > Only if you're a member of that intolerant and self-righteous subset of US > citizens who see any and all criticism of the US and her citizens as > "anti-Americanism". > **You** are again using a negative stereotype to describe Americans. **That** is intolerant and arrogantly self-righteous behavior. As an example, I could easily have answered your post by saying "Lemme guess... a distrust of anything that smacks of fairness and authority AND no sense of personal responsibility? You MUST be Dutch, right?" I did not. Sterotypes are offensive. :(
You know you're winning an argument when the person you're up against resorts to name-calling and bigotry. Those are definitely the signs of an intelligent discussion. Need we say more?
Who knows? Maybe now we know what Archie Bunker would've wrote if he were a member of this list. :)
JJ
Who cringes at the prospect of Bunker ever entering cyberspace...
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