From: Horse (horse@darkstar.uk.net)
Date: Sun Jun 27 2004 - 23:36:03 BST
Hi Mark
On 26 Jun 2004 at 17:56, Mark Steven Heyman wrote:
> Hi Horse,
>
> I don't want to make a big deal out of this, but I feel that you're
> coming down on DMB a little harder than you are on, well, let's say
> others.
Possibly, but then again there has been a long running feud between DMB and Platt
with a lot of pointless abuse I would prefer that it stopped and that rational non-abusive
discussions replaced it. David just happened to pop his head up first. Apologies if I
appear not to be even-handed.
>
> I believe I can demonstrate, clearly, that anyone who thinks the
> weight of the state should be brought to bear in destroying society's
> "undesirable elements" like "germs" is a Fascist. Furthermore, if
> someone who believes this also knows that a vastly disproportionate
> number of the so-called "undesirables" are non-white, and believes
> that this disproportionality is due solely to illusory "genetic"
> differences, then I think it's fair to say that such a person is a
> Racist as well.
>
> I will gladly pursue this line of reasoning with anyone who believes
> they have been falsely accused of either fascism or racism, whether
> the accusation comes from me or anyone else.
But I'm not sure what this achieves in the long run. Does it increase the value of the
discussions or just show what most can see in the first place. Slapping labels on people
is more at the social than intellectual level and what I'm aiming for is a higher quality
intellectual level forum.
Thanks for your comments anyway
Cheers
Horse
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