From: ian glendinning (psybertron@gmail.com)
Date: Thu Jul 28 2005 - 13:25:04 BST
Platt, (and Erin) (and Dario)
Look Platt, if you think anyone is telling you terrosists are not
criminals and biological crimes only occur in the US, then you are
distorting what is being said (and as I said, you do already know it,
and it's that which is infuriating, whatever aspects of you opinions I
might respectfully disagree with)
My problem, if I have one :-) is that I see that criticism of
something doesn't mean it is wholly bad and that exclusively the
opposite is the only alternative point of view. Sorry if that's too
liberal wishy-washy for you, but my sensibilities are OK, thanks for
asking.
Erin, I think the degeneration happened a couple of years ago at
least. These are just vain attempts to get off ground zero - please
note the emoticon smilies involved on both sides too.
Dario, welcome back aboard.
It's not half a heated as it looks, mainly banter to fill the gaps in
the more intellectual stuff and wear down the anti-intellectuals by
attrition (at least that's my hope.)
Ian
On 7/28/05, Platt Holden <pholden@sc.rr.com> wrote:
> Ian
> > Platt, you are infuriating, and you know it.
> >
> > You also know I'm damn sure, that when Pirsig used that phrase it was
> > to make the very point Ant et al are making to you.
> >
> > Course, if you didn't (know it) you'd be amazingly ignorant.
>
> When Pirsig used the phrase "biological crimes" it was to make what point
> that Ant et al are making to me? That he really didn't mean it? That
> biological crime only occurs in the U.S.? That a terrorist isn't a
> criminal?
>
> I realize Pirsig's criticism of "liberal intellectuals" is difficult for
> some to embrace.
>
> As for "infuriating," I guess that makes me by your lights not only
> amazingly ignorant but, even worse, insensitive. Oh, dear. :-)
>
> Platt
>
>
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