Vance wrote, How can your sister be Jewish and you are not? Or are you referring to choosing the Jewish faith of her husband?
MT wrote, I really think it's none of your business. Michael Thames Luthier www.ThamesClassicalGuitars.com Site design by Natalina Calia-Thames ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vance Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "lute list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Michael Thames" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 9:55 PM Subject: Re: State of Lutenet (was Size of the lute world) > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > >
