In a message dated 7/28/2007 11:04:25 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I'm going to unsubscribe from univcity and hope to see some of you on the other side where I hope to be able to provide a less antagonistic atmosphere for neighborhood communication. In her book, "Why Deliberative Democracy," Dr Gutmann states, "Deliberation cannot make incompatible values compatible, but it can help participants recognize the moral merit in their opponents' claims when those claims have merit." It's true that the "deliberation" on this listserv has not gone as far as might be desired to "help participants recognize the moral merit in their opponents' claims" -- perhaps because so few of us (and I do mean "us")are willing to acknowledge that our opponents' claims could possibly have any merit. But starting another listserv, moderated no less, doesn't seem to me to be the best way to proceed. Personally, I prefer and make liberal use of the "delete" key -- figuring I can always go back to the archives or depend on someone who feels inclined to "quote" voluminous passages from earlier messages if there's something I later wonder whether I missed. Always at your service & ready for a dialog -- or an argument as the case may be, Al Krigman ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour
