Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 23:28:48 09/07/98
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On September 07, 1998 at 04:05:20, Larry S. Tamarkin wrote: >Sideline: Bruce I really don't need to go consult the dictionary, every time I >want to express my opinion! But I hope you'll forgive me, if you think my >expressions of thought too impricise? Have you considered that perhaps I don't >have the time to make the post perfect, or perhaps I'm simply not smart enough >(compared to who?), to express exactly what I'm trying to say, or maybe even, >I'm trying to express something, searching for the right meaning, trying to get >close enough to it, but maybe can't quite get their? If so, I'm sorry. Oh >wait!? - I looked it up! here, I'll paste it; to*tal*i*tar*i*an*ism (noun) > >First appeared 1926 > > 1 : centralized control by an autocratic authority > > 2 : the political concept that the citizen should be totally subject to an >absolute state authority If I recall, you said that the idea of banning someone for an unspecified period was totalitarian. I think this is an odd use of this word, which is an incredibly strong word. I was merely asking you to reflect upon this word selection, in the hopes that you would agree that this wasn't the right word, and would choose another. bruce
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