RE: MD Moral values and the election

From: mel (mbtlehn@ix.netcom.com)
Date: Sat Nov 13 2004 - 23:51:02 GMT

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    If you don't get it, how is it dismissive?

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    From: owner-moq_discuss@venus.co.uk
    [mailto:owner-moq_discuss@venus.co.uk] On Behalf Of Mark Steven Heyman
    Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 12:20 AM
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    Subject: RE: MD Moral values and the election

    On 12 Nov 2004 at 22:19, mel wrote:
    It seems to me that if you replace
    "conservative" with any identifiable
    group that pushes its own agenda it
    Also works just about as well.

    (religious/anti-religious
    critical movement/ critical anti-movement,
    any activist-ism/its antithesis)

    msh says:
    Funny. I don't see how your suggested replacements work at all. Or
    even make sense. Maybe you should rewrite the quote, using one of
    your replacements, and provide a paragraph or two or three of
    analysis and argument. Then Ian and I might have something we can
    respond to.

    As it stands, your post is dismissive in tone, and meaningless.

    To make it easy for you, here's the quote:

    "The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises
    in moral philosophy: that is the search for a superior moral
    justification for selfishness." - John Kenneth Galbraith

    Thanks,
    Mark
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