Author: Hermano Ecuadoriano
Date: 04:38:59 03/28/01
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The issue being whether or not political ranting should be permitted, On March 23, 2001 at 14:43:02, Djordje Vidanovic wrote: >If you were referring to Thorsten's posting, I see nothing offensive in it. >It may be against your own ideas, (and mine, for that matter), but it is not >offensive in a general sense. It is rather biased, but everyone should be >entitled to his/her own opinion. I'm posting again in this thread because I just noticed that Djordje is a moderator candidate. I think the above demonstrates a total lack of understanding of the issue that was being discussed, and that its failure in practice can be observed in other discussion groups. Being "entitled" to hold an opinion does not equal being "entitled" to post it here. Thus, to begin with, the reply begs the question. I asked him (in effect) whether or not it is his opinion that we have an "entitlement" to rant about politics, religion, sexuality, race, etc., [begin italics] in this discussion group [end italics]. Since he is a moderator candidate, I think he should answer. [The answer must be no of course. The reasoning is objective in that the consequences can be observed in other discussion groups. And THAT is why Thorsten's post should have been deleted.]
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