Peace is declared!! The topic is closed. (I had to defend myself...) MCB
2016-03-28 20:11 UTC−04:00, John Abreau <abre...@gmail.com>: > This conversation about that phrase is off-topic for the BLU mailing list. > It has nothing whatsoever to do with Linux and UNIX. > > I thought I had replied about this a couple weeks ago, but it turns out my > earlier reply went to one individual and not to the list. Attempting to > stir up the argument yet again when it had died out a week ago is even more > inappropriate. > > As I said in my earlier reply, if you are unable to drop the matter, then > take it to private mail or some other, more relevant forum, and keep it off > the BLU mailing list. > > Thank you. > > On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 6:58 AM, Bouman MC <bouman...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> My use of the term "cotton pickin' " was for the purpose of >> aliteration, not racism. Why would anyone think of this phrase in >> racist terms? I personally know of white woman from Latvia who >> emigrated just after WWII with her family (as a child) to Tennessee. >> The whole family picked cotton by hand in the fields. No language >> skills, no job...unless you can pick cotton. Then they got a cross >> burnt outside of their front door and they got the hint that nobody >> thereabouts wanted Latvian immigrants and they moved to New Jersey. So >> goes life. Back to the email question. >> >> >> >> 2016-03-22 6:56 UTC−04:00, Bouman MC <bouman...@gmail.com>: >> > Back to the core question: Which of these email services will be the >> > first to turn over all date to the feds? What do I have to hide? >> > Nothing. What do I want? My constitutional perogatives that this >> > country used to have. MCB >> > >> > 2016-03-22 6:40 UTC−04:00, Gordon Marx <gcm...@gmail.com>: >> >> Hi MC, >> >> Why do you think I want to hear from you? >> >> >> >> Before you respond, think about why I would say that to you. Remember >> >> that you started a thread where a bunch of people said a bunch of >> >> foolish shit, and you started it by saying something you shouldn't >> >> have. You didn't apologize, you still haven't apologized, and I'm sure >> >> that even if you tried, your apology would sound flat and insincere, >> >> because you don't even know what you did. As a result of that thread, >> >> I left BLU, and then you decided it was a good idea for you to email >> >> me privately. Think *really* hard before you hit send on a response, >> >> and even then, you probably just shouldn't. >> >> >> >> Gordon >> >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 6:32 AM, Bouman MC <bouman...@gmail.com> >> >> wrote: >> >>> My use of the term "cotton pickin' " was for the purpose of >> >>> aliteration, not racism. Why would anyone think of this phrase in >> >>> racist terms? I personally know of white woman from Latvia who >> >>> emigrated just after WWII with her family (as a child) to Tennessee. >> >>> The whole family picked cotton by hand in the fields. No language >> >>> skills, no job...unless you can pick cotton. Then they got a cross >> >>> burnt outside of their front door and they got the hint that nobody >> >>> thereabouts wanted Latvian immigrants and they moved to New Jersey. >> >>> So >> >>> goes life. Back to the email question. >> >>> >> >>> 2016-03-16 7:02 UTC−04:00, Gordon Marx <gcm...@gmail.com>: >> >>>> On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 10:12 PM, Rich Pieri >> >>>> <richard.pi...@gmail.com >> > >> >>>> wrote: >> >>>>> When C's "persuasion" takes the form of social or political >> >>>>> pressure >> >>>>> applied to A in order to coerce A to conform to C's ideals and >> >>>>> morals >> >>>>> then it most certainly is oppression. >> >>>> >> >>>> Oh, I understand now. You don't know what oppression means. I was >> >>>> right when I said you were insulated from the outside world! >> >>>> >> >>>> Peace out, BLU. Whoever was complaining about the SNR was right, but >> >>>> not in the way he (and it was DEFINITELY a he) meant it. If anyone >> >>>> wants me to continue telling them why their idiotic beliefs about >> >>>> how >> >>>> to act in society are idiotic, feel free to follow up privately, but >> >>>> I'm off the list as of right now and won't be back. >> >>>> _______________________________________________ >> >>>> Discuss mailing list >> >>>> Discuss@blu.org >> >>>> http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> >>>> >> >> >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> Discuss@blu.org >> http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> > > > > -- > John Abreau / Executive Director, Boston Linux & Unix > Email: abre...@gmail.com / WWW http://www.abreau.net / PGP-Key-ID > 0x920063C6 > PGP-Key-Fingerprint A5AD 6BE1 FEFE 8E4F 5C23 C2D0 E885 E17C 9200 63C6 > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
