On 04/02/2017 06:00 PM, Alex Kaye wrote:
> Michael, Thanks for your comment.
>
> However, If one derails from the core subject
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> they need to be in another stream. Alex
I think you'll find that the subject line was changed by Ben Finney to
reflect the new direction he was taking it, which is
On 04/02/2017 05:10 PM, Ben Finney wrote:
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> Ideas are not people, and are not innate to the person who holds them.
> An idea is not deserving of respect; that respect must not be assumed,
> it must be earned.
>
> More importantly, ideas inform behaviour. That is what makes robust
> criticism of
Terry Reedy writes:
> On 4/2/2017 12:26 PM, Steve D'Aprano wrote:
> > Not all Americans, perhaps not even a majority or a plurality, are Ugly
> > Americans, but there are enough of them to screw it up for everyone else.
>
> Shall we discuss Ugly Australians, or whatever the appropriate epithet
>