[Cialug] Wow.

[Allen Kiddoo]

Decisiveness is quite the current trend of the news day. Opinions
reflected on this thread reveal how fragile the collective conscience
is. I want to thank everyone for confirming my suspicions. rm -f
/congress *

Allen Kiddoo

On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 2:50 AM, Morris Dovey<mrdovey at iedu.com> wrote:
> Stuart Thiessen wrote:
>
>> No offense, Morris, but I disagree that it is a sign of immaturity to  be
>> disgusted by a slur to a group of people who quite obviously would  not eat
>> babies. I think the original post reflects the current trend  of treating
>> opponents with disrespect and insulting innuendo as a form  of "humor". I
>> find it crass, illogical, unnecessary, and unhelpful in  encouraging
>> intelligent discourse. You may say that I lack a sense of  humor. On the
>> contrary, I have a very healthy sense of humor. I simply  have no use for
>> insults or demeaning comments that only tear a person  down.
>
> No offense taken. Obviously I didn't read it as you did - and I didn't
> interpret it as a slur (and would still not have taken it as a slur if,
> instead of "Republican" he'd said "Iowan" or "programmer") - since I
> recognized it as fiction.
>
>> For example, I have personally been rather disgusted at the level of
>>  communication by most people who post to political articles. Both  sides
>> are very immature and lacking in politeness, respect, and  intelligent
>> discussion. Instead comments similar to the original post  here are
>> exchanged and slur after slur are exchanged about the general  intelligence
>> of the opposition. Simultaneously, they proclaim how  intelligent their own
>> postings are. I sigh and move on to another  page. This is true of both
>> sides.
>
> We're in agreement here, but I don't take seriously what I see as intended
> humor - any more than I do when my Minnesota friends tell Iowa jokes. I
> confess to being a bit mystified by all this ouchiness.
>
>> Originally, I was not planning to respond, but since others have
>>  commented, I felt I should at least have my say. I was hoping that  this
>> list would be above such nonsense, but I guess not. I would ask  that
>> similar postings in the future be avoided. It really doesn't  contribute to
>> the discussion in the political arena and it certainly  is not germane to
>> Linux or Linux-related topics.
>
> Ok, though I'll miss the occasional humorous posts and some of the non-Linux
> systems/computer posts. Some of the assistance I've received with XP
> problems has been most helpful. To think I'd been wishing that my Solaris
> network programming experience was more recent so I could help in that
> thread.
>
> My apologies for offending your political sensibilities.
>
> I assure you that I did not intend to insult, demean, or tear you down - but
> I will admit that you've got me wondering...
>
> Morris Dovey
> DeSoto Solar
> DeSoto, Iowa USA
> http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/
>
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