How can your sister be Jewish and you are not? Or are you referring to choosing the Jewish faith of her husband?
Vance Wood. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Thames" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "lute list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Vance Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "arielabramovich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 2:27 PM Subject: Re: State of Lutenet (was Size of the lute world) > My sister and brother in law are both Jewish. My remark was not directed > towards any specific race, and I think in the context that it was delivered > this is obvious. But those who choose to make an issue about this, have > every freedom. > However I've noticed that some of these individuals are the very one's > crying for a stop to this insanity, but when shown there own nose in a > mirror can't see it. > In this case it was directed at an individual who sought to impose his way > of thinking upon me, not an equal exchange of ideas and philosophy, only > through strong handed tactics, insulting my ignorance, standing in the > guitar and lute world, criminalizing me, and so on. I responded with > absurdities. > If he were a universal monarch, I have no doubt, he would have chosen > to wipe me off the face of the earth for my belief's, because they were > different then his. > In the future, I will do my best to deliver any and all, ill intent, > insults, bad wishes, and hypocrisy, In the mannerly way in which one can > attain the most devastating effect. A skill I have now acquired by > observing the best of the best on this list. > Michael Thames > Luthier > www.ThamesClassicalGuitars.com > Site design by Natalina Calia-Thames > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "arielabramovich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "lute list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Vance Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 4:20 PM > Subject: Re: State of Lutenet (was Size of the lute world) > > > > Dear Vance, > > regardless of whether I find the whole thing > (argument) > > to be fine or not, I'd love to mention that part of my family was also > > exterminated by the Nazis in the WWII, and I clearly see that in the > context > > the word (nazi) had little to do with it's original meaning. > > I belong to the (according to your thinking structure, which in this case- > > and for my taste- tends to be a bit simplistic) Liberal/Socialist' sector, > > and I believe that a conservative is actually a conservative, and not > > necessary a Nazi (can sometimes be both, plus many other things). > > Generalizations aren't always a very good idea. > > I don't think anyone should be consider a victim in this case, and I don't > > really believe that the simple use of the word nazi determines the limit > > between the acceptable or not. > > ATB, > > A > > > > > > >
