Paul wrote: "Sharon, It is extremely poor Netiquette to post to a group a message sent to you privately without permission of the person who sent it to you. Apparently you are not a person to be trusted."
My response: Dear Paul: I owe you an apology. My initial response to your post that we use NJC for the "Save Wally discussion" was that you were being needlessly unkind given the situation in Argentina and our concerns for Wally. Once I expressed this opinion to the list you sent me a private missive whereby you confirmed your unkindness. That notwithstanding, I believe you purposefully tried to influence my perspective by telling me negative things about Wally as a means to justify your position. When you do such a thing it is insulting. Not just to Wally but to all of us who love and care about another person. It is one thing to share a concern about another person privately. However, when you sacrificed Wally in order to justify your position, I did not find that honorable. When you do such a thing with me you are correct...I am "not a person to be trusted". And I will not let such a thing occupy my private world. You have reacted to my posting of your missive by calling forth your sense of privacy. I find that this "sense of privacy" is often the concealment of what conflicts with our self-image and which so often cuts us off from understanding and help. Being in my profession I am a great keeper of secrets. Within my private life friends confide in me because I do not jeopardize them. However, your "netiquette" missive is unpersuasive and fails to guilt me into silence. I will not passively conceal your unsolicited invasion of my world or be stuck with the barbs you so very surreptitiously issued toward Wally. I will talk. You are correct I am "not a person to be trusted". Sharon
