Author: Albert Silver
Date: 16:00:47 01/18/00
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On January 18, 2000 at 12:24:19, Dann Corbit wrote: >On January 18, 2000 at 05:00:26, John Warfield wrote: >[snip] >> Since Bruce wants to go around starting a trend to correct every little >>spelling mistake that is made, I may as well join the crowd. I think it should >>read: >> >> >> You are absolutely right, Bruce > >It was a *joke* for crying out loud. It was tongue-in-cheek. A vacuous post >contained (among other things) spelling errors. > >"At least you could try to spell your backhanded remarks correctly." > >Get it? > >Actually, it's pretty funny. If you like sarcasm. Otherwise, it't not. Of >course, I could be wrong, and it might be a real attempt at better grammar, >spelling, and punctuation. In that case, I have a long way to go. > >Anyway, let's all be nice. Courtesy is free (which is cheap at twice the >price). > >A glance at some Nettiquette FAQ's might be a nice idea. I don't think we want >to try to sterilize CCC and chrome plate the whole thing. But if we sit around >and try to think up snappy retorts, we will never address any of the issues, >will we? > >Now, it turns out that it is pretty difficult for people to be tolerant. A poet >once said, "Intoleration is a state no tolerant man can tolerate." >(He wasn't a very good poet). Maybe we really are too thick headed to tolerate >differences between men and women. Maybe we really are too thick headed to >tolerate different backgrounds and religions. On the day after a man is >remembered in the US for a hope that people "would be judged by the content of >their character" that is really too bad. But we really should be open minded >enough to _at least_ tolerate each other's opinions. > >And if an *opinion* gets us so hot under the collar that all we can do is poke >back at the *person* then perhaps we feel insecure [with reason] about our own >position. I always feel that I should be able to defend my beliefs and feelings >rationally. If I get angry, that (to me) is a sign that I am afraid I might be >wrong. Time to take a deeper look. :-)
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