Peter - Dan may have requested something unreasonable like the person's identity but what makes you attribute anger to his posts. I felt he was hurt rather than mad when he posted it.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <drpetersutphen@...> wrote: > > But Dan, who's receiving those insults? Seems rather generic to me. I'm more > curious why you're getting all mad about it? I actually disagree with a lot > of what he says,like you, but so what? This was his experience, why can't he > be allowed to have it? > > --- On Fri, 1/21/11, danfriedman2002 <danfriedman2002@...> wrote: > > > From: danfriedman2002 <danfriedman2002@...> > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Wise thoughts from a psychologist > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > Date: Friday, January 21, 2011, 10:51 AM > > > > A secret ballot, or protecting the freedom of the press, is > > a far cry from hurling insults or accusations anonymously > > and your grievance is endorsed by the moderator. > > > > Not every request for authorship is an attack on Democracy. > > Try again Peter. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, > > blusc0ut <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, > > "danfriedman2002" <danfriedman2002@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Turq, > > > > > > > > For clarification: I attempted to have an author > > associated with the post. Probably a good idea for all posts > > to have attribution, so there is not an an annonymous rash > > of posts. Who thinks of revenge for that? > > > > > > > > This leads to your second paragraph: I do feel > > that people are responsible for their acts. That is my > > purpose for objecting to annonymous posting. > > > > > > > > > Dan, you may not be aware of it, but anonymity is a > > fundamental building block for democracy and freedom. For > > example secret ballot is essential for the freedom of a > > country and it's citiziens. > > > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_ballot > > > > > > "The secret ballot is a voting method in which a > > voter's choices in an election or a referendum are > > confidential. The key aim is to ensure the voter records a > > sincere choice by forestalling attempts to influence the > > voter by intimidation or bribery. The system is one means of > > achieving the goal of political privacy." > > > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_privacy > > > > > > "Uncertainty about who supported what measure, and the > > right to keep one's opinion to oneself and not be required > > to reveal it except voluntarily (such as by joining a > > political party or answering opinion polls), aren't > > generally challenged even by the most strident national > > security advocates." > > > > > > The idea is of course to avoid any group from exerting > > pressure on you, or to influence you, or sanction you in any > > way. > > > > > > A good example of this power of anonymity is > > Wikileaks. It is clear that those who provide information to > > Wikileaks must fear repressions of all kinds, just recently > > conservatives have demanded the death for its founder. It is > > such a system that provides transparency that is needed in > > any democratic system. > > > > > > Of course you do not have to agree to the > > psychologist, but he has the right to give his opinion, and > > of course anonymously. TM has never been known to be a > > democratic system, and control *is* a big issue there. > > > > > > >
