Mike,
There are risks to posting political comments and for that matter to any form of communication where discussing controversial issues. People that know me do understand that I have well define stances on many subject. Debate and conversations around controversial subjects are invigorating to me. I am willing to change my mind if the facts are sufficient. I do believe others have altered their views based upon my case for a subject. The ancient Greeks and Romans valued debate and oratory, but that seems lost on modern America and many other cultures around the world. What I find sad, is the disrespect that people have for others with an opposing point of view. The person with the opposing view must be some type of: socialist, Hitler, homophobe, racist, stupid, dictator, statist, communist, or just plain evil person. It seems to be a form of group behavior: "us" vs. "them". In my very humble opinion, most people have good intensions and are doing the best they in the manner they know how. This forum really isn't the place for political debates. However, through your daily communications you will meet people that you may disagree with. If you are going have participate is some level of debate, try to respect that person's point of view and understand they may have the same goals that you have. Todd From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Rawlins Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 1:04 PM To: Hurd, Richard [SLCUS] Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [EDI-L] <ADMIN> Axway Position in PHX with MFT/B2B experience Per Mr. Hurd's cogent comments, I've learned much more about some of our contributor's political opinions than I ever wanted to know. I really don't like seeing your technical posts, remembering this thread, and thinking what an %&*^$. You are all entitled to your political and social opinions, but there are consequence to broadcasting them in a forum that isn't about politics or social philosophy. > -- ----------------------------------------- Michael C. Rawlins, Senior Software Engineer, Inovis (a GXS Company) Sent from personal account [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
