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Subject: Re: Why I am not going to the Graz WCCC

Author: Bruce Moreland

Date: 14:36:33 04/01/03

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On April 01, 2003 at 16:13:53, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On April 01, 2003 at 16:01:16, Thorsten Czub wrote:
>
>>On April 01, 2003 at 13:46:34, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>
>>>  I don't mind if someone wants to discuss the war and give reasons
>>>why
>>>they think it is wrong.  I think it is wrong in some ways myself, but the
>>>overall
>>>concept is that this is very likely a necessary bad thing to do.
>>>
>>>however, discussing the war is one thing, but sending an email with no content
>>>except for "hate" is another.  The _only_ text in the email Bruce/I/Others
>>>received
>>>was exactly what Bruce gave (I posted the full email a week or two back myself,
>>>but without the jpeg photo).
>>
>>i know that bruce and you and others are very tolerant and that is
>>exactly what todays world-situation IMO needs. people who are OPEN
>>and have the courage to STAND discussions with diametral point of views.
>>
>>it's a strength to discuss heated without forgetting afterwards that
>>the other side is a friend.
>>
>>
>
>Yes.  Bu t notice _you_ are discussing something.  Not just saying "here is an
>American I like" and attaching a photo of a dead soldier.
>
>That's the part I took issue with.  And apparently Bruce as well.  And a few
>others will to I suspect.

Stuff discussed on forums is also not targeted.  If you discuss there, and you
see something you don't like, that's tough.

It is different when you get personally directed stuff in email.

>We get the same thing here.  Not sure what kind of rumor mill you have over
>there about
>our news, but it is _definitely_ "unfiltered."

Our news is showing different stuff than their news, which is not necessarily a
good thing, but this is not the place to discuss that, IMHO.

bruce



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