From: Sam Norton (elizaphanian@kohath.wanadoo.co.uk)
Date: Sat Aug 20 2005 - 10:19:05 BST
Hi Mark,
> sam:
> So either we come up with an understanding of political terms which
> gives them both (or however many) an acceptable place in political
> discourse, or else we abandon the political discussions on the MoQ
> and just go to Rush Limbaugh or ZNet for confirmation of our
> perspectives.
>
> msh:
> I say let's abandon the terms, at least in threads where they are not
> part of the subject line. We don't need these terms to discuss
> politics or anything else on this forum. What we need to do is read
> Limbaugh and Znet, and everything in between, compare what we read
> with our own world experience, perform our own analysis, applying MOQ
> principles where appropriate, and, through honest discussion, share
> in the experience and analyses of others. I think this is our only
> chance, short of unverifiable mystical revelation, of coming up with
> a respectable approximation of reality.
I agree with that wholeheartedly. I shall try to exercise the discipline of
a Trappist where discussions use words like 'conservative' and 'liberal'.
Cheers
Sam
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