Re: Ask yourself some questions
On Thursday 21 November 2002 16:28, Branden Robinson wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 21, 2002 at 08:26:32AM -0600, Scott Dier wrote:
> > > An agenda for what? Supporting the proposed GR? Kind of the nature of
> > > the beast when making a joke about opponents of the GR, isn't it?
> >
> > Sometimes the cynicysm is smacking of the talk show hosts who like to
> > rile up some fanaticism. Claming, even jokingly, that the opposition is
> > happy to ignore the Social Contract isn't humor, it's a great way to
> > further provoke fanatic lunacy. I've got no problem with jokes, but
> > some of these hit a bit closer to home than one thinks.
>
> Well, the dismal failure of that one is noted.
Just for the record, I actually found it quite funny.
And I'm not exactly in favour of the GR... (just to refute the argument that
Branden's joke could only appeal to people on his side in this debate ;-))
Cheers,
Yven
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