Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 19:53:58 -0800 (PST) From: Mervyn Lobo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sadly, I have come to the conclusion that debating a person who has no thinking skills is just going to waste the precious time I have in this life. As such, I have decided to completely ignore all posts here made by 'our' Mario Goviea. > Lastly,let me plea to?all here?to spend a moment or two contemplating on whether it is really worth?responding?to anything that 'our' Mario posts. I firmly believe that if a few of us use the 'ignore' button for a few weeks, 'our' Mario would move on. > Mario observes: > You must be kidding me! Really? All I can say is, "God be praised!":-)) Has Mervyn become a comedian too? > But I wonder what "debating" is Mervyn talking about? Has anyone noticed any "debate" between Mervyn and me? Most of my communications with him for the last several months has been to correct his relentless barrage of fact-free information about the USA and its system of government, and his comical financial advice. However, he still doesn't seem to understand how the US is organized and how it functions even after all my patient seminars. His advice speaks for itself. > What he seems to be trying to do now, apparently after much reflection, prayer and fasting, is to ostracize me to force me to "move on". I have never been so amused since another recent post by one of Mervyn's close friends that was even more hilarious. That one angrily demanded that Chris Vaz and I pack our potlis and leave the US. This one, with feigned sadness and turning the real situation on its head, simply wants me ostracized. > Whew! What a relief. This means I don't have to pack my potlis and pay the higher airline prices and surcharges, etc:-)) > However, Goanetters who have longer memories have all heard Mervyn make such threats before. These usually last a couple of hours. > But will the fact-free comments about the US and its system stop? If they do, Mervyn will have no reason to directly deal with me. Neither will his friends. > My philosophy is "You are entitled to your own opinions, regardless how misguided they may be, but you are not entitled to your own facts." > I wonder if we will hear from all those great libertarians and liberals on Goanet who tell us they are champions of free speech. > I'm not holding my breath. >
