Gang, One of the most volatile topics that any two (or more) human beings can start a discussion on is politics.
In an election year, especially a US Presidential Election Year that we are now in, it is far too easy for facts and innuendo to becoming mixed and mis-interpreted as one instead of the other. To say nothing of distortions... what is politely called these days "spin"... mudslinging, character assasination, and downright lying. A perfect example of this is the thread on a certain candidate that was started earlier tonight and that should be considered terminated. The candidate's statements that were the thrust of the thread were made over two years ago in the context of emergency communications failures in his home state. This was not readily apparent in the message header, and at least one comment that made it through before the thread was terminated was clearly taking the statements at face value and not within context. The bottom line is this: There are plenty of places on the Internet for political discussions, including those directly or indirectly or tangentially involving the Amateur Radio Service. This list is not one of them. Please respect your fellow reflector members by holding politically oriented discussions where they are appropriate. Again, this reflector is not one of those places. Thank you for your understanding. 73, ron w3wn administrator, dx chat Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
