LOL! Thanks Michael but you sound like a pinko letting your guard down like that!
Benjamin ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 6:13 AM Subject: Re: Commie Pinko's thoughts > I really don't send yours to the Commie Pinko folder. I was just being > funny!! > > I'm glad that you caught my follow up. I get phone calls and people > asking me about why their e-mails are not working (like I should know) > and I get interrupted and I wasn't paying attention when I hit send. > When it posted I was embarrassed because it really sounded like I was > ripping you apart and that wasn't what I was trying to do. At some > point in the e-mail I had meant to state that, but I failed to do so. > > I really do respect your opinion. I know it to be an informed one and > one that is based of something substantive and not 'I think' or 'I > feel' because those are too easy. I enjoy a good debate, especially > with people who have something to say and can back it up. > > I feel better now that I know you understand. I was afraid that you > would take it personally and I did not want that at all. > > Now, let the mudslinging resume ;-) You smell worse than Larry! > > Michael Corrigan > Programmer > Endora Digital Solutions > www.endoradigital.com > 630/942-5211 x-134 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Benjamin Falloon > To: CF-Community > Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 12:55 PM > Subject: Commie Pinko's thoughts (was: I'll never understand...) > > > Dear CF-Community, > > But starting with Michael, then Larry and finally with Howie (because > he > originated this post). Michael, thanks for you're late note. You've > saved > yourself probably a lot of effort (and time) responding to a scathing > response I would have written following your earlier comments, had you > not > reverse tracked (or may its a ploy ;-). Anyway, the point is we should > resist the temptation where ever possible to resort to personal > attacks. In > may cases this 'attacks' may be the result of a simple > misinterpretation as > is often possible with the limiting nature of text messages. We should > also > keep an open mind even if people comments can sometime result in us > pulling > our hair out in frustration. My involvement on this board is perhaps a > reflection of the diversity and ability of people to relate AND > disagree > without a complete break down. After all, most of my posts are > controversial, but they do get us talking which should be seen as good > healthy discussion... > > There is no doubt that many of us have strong (even extreme) political > opinions. These opinions range for the left to the centre and over to > the > right. This should not, and I think does not, prevent us from > discussing our > ideas in an open forum. Each of our positions are no less valid > because of > our political leaning. My believe is that we are mostly a constitution > of > our experiences. These experiences is unique to each other and inform > our > daily discussions. One thing I have tried to do more often is explain > my > points more clearly. I've learn that this is critical to avoiding > flame > wars. It's also a benefit to me as my ideas are put forth in a clearer > and > more composed manner. Over time, I've come to see more of the > character of > people of this board and this helps to understand their posts with > greater > clarity. > > Larry, in an earlier post you referred to me as a troll. No one is > stopping > you from saying this, but I must confess I believe you are hijacking > this > word to further your own arguments. This is unfair as people who might > come > in mid conversation don't see the origins of the posts or the reasons > for > the accusation (if ever this was one). I've said this before. If you > 'just > can't stand' my post, just ignore them, but don't resort to making > personal > attacks. It's way uncool. Just set-up a message rule that diverts my > posts > to the deleted folder. No harm done... we save a lot of time and > effort. I > think Michael sends my posts to the 'Commie Pinko' folder...why don't > you > set up a folder called 'trolls' if you really believe that's what I > am, and > redirect my messages to there (of course you could be creative like > Michael > and call it something else). > > And finally Howie. It's probably too little too late, but I must say, > all > that my post concerning the issues you raised were intended only to > illustrate that I (read: me, myself. An Individual) believe we should > be > thoughtful about people who experience these world events first hand. > That > there is a great cultural divide between westerners and people in > Afghanistan. That when we are giving the opportunity to hear in their > own > words what it is like, we should not be judgemental and try and look > at > things from their perspective. That is all. > > Benjamin > > Dissident left leaning 'commie pinko' American hating (especially the > people) cynical kangaroo riding aussie. Thanks CF-Community for all of > the > colourful adjectives. One day I'll collect them all and make a sig > file. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 4:53 AM > Subject: Re: I'll never understand... > > > > Wow, I just re-read what I wrote and I really came off sounding like > an > > ass. > > > > Benjamin, I did not mean to imply that you are ignorant. My > rantings > > were directed at a mindset that looks at a couple of numbers and > then > > spouts off like they actually know something. I know that you're > not > > like that. We totally disagree on everything, but I know that > you're > > not that sort of person. My response really sounded like I was > going > > off on you and I wasn't. I sincerely apologize!! > > > > As for Gary and Larry, you still need some work, but that's ok. We > still > > like you! > > > > I think that one day you too will be like that little bee girl in > that > > blind melon video and find your wacky little place in the world. > > Hopefully it won't be in a field with a bunch of bee people in > tights. > > That might be scary! > > > > Michael Corrigan > > Programmer > > Endora Digital Solutions > > www.endoradigital.com > > 630/942-5211 x-134 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: CF-Community > > Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 10:31 AM > > Subject: Re: I'll never understand... > > > > > > One reason why I don't comment on Afghanistan, Israel, etc. I > will > > comment on our governments activities, but I don't comment on the > way > > other countries live their lives. > > > > I have no problem with people criticizing the actions of the > > government. > > I may disagree with ones assertions, but I don't have a problem > with > > people commenting on it. When someone makes ignorant (as in > > uneducated) > > comments on something that they know literally nothing about, then > I > > don't care for it. His interpretation does not come from direct > > experience but through the filtered and veiled eyes of others. > His > > disdain for our country seethes deeper than just a loathing for > the > > government but extends to the people themselves. The comments > that he > > > > made are evidence of that. > > > > I do not believe that we live in a racist society. You can't look > at > > a > > bunch of numbers and from that derive the problem. That > demonstrates > > to > > me total ignorance. > > > > Michael Corrigan > > Programmer > > Endora Digital Solutions > > www.endoradigital.com > > 630/942-5211 x-134 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Will Swain > > To: CF-Community > > Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 10:00 AM > > Subject: RE: I'll never understand... > > > > > > A reasonable point, apart from the fact that to the best of my > > knowledge, no > > one on this list lives in Afghanistan, yet we all seem to have > > opinions on > > the quality of life there. > > > > If you are only qualified to comment on a country, its domestic > > politics and > > its culture if you live there, we wouldn't be discussing much on > > here. > > > > will > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 17 December 2001 15:49 > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: I'll never understand... > > > > > > Where is this perception that you have come from? You don't > even > > live > > here? > > > > Michael Corrigan > > Programmer > > Endora Digital Solutions > > www.endoradigital.com > > 630/942-5211 x-134 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Benjamin Falloon > > To: CF-Community > > Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 11:49 AM > > Subject: Re: I'll never understand... > > > > > > > A group of people that will cut off a thief's hands, condone > the > > murder of > > family members for adultery, etc... > > > > Also, I'd have to say that if you could respond with some > facts > > about > > america that are equally disturbing. America, a country glued > to > > the > > television set, obsessed with buying things they don't need > and > > bombing/invading foreign countries a least twice every decade > > (while > > engaged > > in numerous conflicts around the globe). The american idea of > > justice > > is > > executing people in the electric chair or dispatching them via > a > > 'gas > > chamber', or the so called 'humane' method of killing - the > lethal > > injection. A country built on slavery which still mantains a > > powerful > > racist > > undercurrent in its cultural make up. Major racial disparity > in > > the > > US > > results in the incarceration of African American men at a rate > 4 > > times > > those > > incarcerated by the former aparteid nation of South Africa. > > > > Do you want me to go on? > > > > Benjamin > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Howie Hamlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 3:16 AM > > Subject: I'll never understand... > > > > > > > I really don't get it... > > > > > > A group of people that will cut off a thief's hands, condone > the > > murder of > > family members for adultery, etc... Yet, here's an > > > article that really makes me wonder: > > > > > > > > > http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/ny-warpray1216.story?= > > > > ny%2 > > Dtop%2Dheadlines > > > > > > I may be naive but I don't think I'll ever understand this > way > > of > > thinking... > > > > > > Howie > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
