>JD wrote- >I'm getting really fed up with Mike's endless hatemongering against Muslims >here. Would this be a good time to ask the list admins to remove him?
Look, we all have hot buttons and things that we tirade on about in our own way. One thing this list has learned to do is somehow have good conversations on just about any topic with anyone at least once. At some point we learn when a topic has been beaten close to it's last breath, then we give it a break/or watch attempted pulverization of the participants like a gory coliseum event, and then sometimes it slinks off and recovers in an alien nutrient vat to come back when we least expect it. (Or in the case of John's annual pro-life email... we expect and try and not get sucked into something that is just a redredge.) There isn't much that gets past this group- things rarely die we just get better at discussing them and learning with time (or ignoring and not getting sucked in). I can't say I am particularly thrilled by a number of current threads, or the dripping disdain that requires a sump pump, but it is kind of the "inverse haircut principle"- it (whatever it is) will grow away given time. Try some variety of approaches before asking for admin interventions, "give 'em what they least expect". Creative civility is a goal we can all strive for. Survival around here involves a bit of thick skin, flak gear, a copious sense of humor, a whole lot of reflection and tolerance, and an occasional IIAMOAC mantra/group hug. In more than 7ish years, I have rarely (think less than once a year) seen any calls for action.... merely more creativity of handling things/growth. I am not someone that can remember lines in a movie, etc.... but you should see some of the great warped poetry that comes out during our most stressed times. Anyone got copies of what I recall as Marvin's donut posting, or the Poe/IHOP poems? (I think Poe was pre Vilyehm, betcha he would like the tutti frutti challenge :-) Hmmm, maybe we talk about comfort food under stress. Dee Flip on a Friday night _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
