From: Platt Holden (pholden@sc.rr.com)
Date: Sat Nov 13 2004 - 15:09:16 GMT
msh
> And thanks for the moral support re my line of argument here. When I first
> got involved with the list six months ago I was gung ho, thinking everyone
> I met was really interested in discovering some MoQ based consensus of "the
> truth." After numerous long discussions with various people, discussions
> wherein it was obvious my point was made, as my final arguments were left
> unanswered, I was dismayed to see the same people, a few posts later,
> talking to someone new but starting over spewing the same old shit.
> That's when I realized that most folks here (there are exceptions and Scott
> is one of them) are looking to promote one or another religious or
> political or anti- intellectual agenda, and that their interest in "truth"
> is but a convenient pose.
Of course, msh has a monopoly on "truth" so that anyone who deigns to
disagree with him (except Scott) is obviously a deceitful, ignorant boob.
The arrogance of such assertions is not lost on contributors to this
forum, anymore than similar elitist chest-pounding was lost on millions
who voted to re-elect Bush.
Platt
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