On Wed, 2006-01-11 at 10:49 +1000, Anthony Towns wrote: > On Tue, Jan 10, 2006 at 12:43:16PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: > > > Dishonesty is *not* an equivalent substitute for respect. If you're > > > being nice to somebody even though you don't like them, that doesn't > > > make you a better person, it just makes you a liar. > > With beliefs like that, no wonder this world is going to hell in a > > hand basket. > > Manners/politeness is social lubricant. It makes society run > > smoother and less violently. > > Isn't it also a social lubricant to avoid blaming the people you're > trying to communicate with for dooming the entire world, merely by how > they act on some random mailing list?
You are *absolutely* correct. Mea culpa. I'll go flagellate myself now... > Cheers, > aj, wondering if good grammar helps the world run more smoothly too Sure, since it *assists* clarity of communication, which helps to transmit information clearly and diminish misunderstandings. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA "You don't lead by hitting people over the head--that's assault, not leadership." Dwight David Eisenhower -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
