Re: Packet radio and foul language
On Thu, 2006-01-12 at 10:30 +1100, Terry Dawson wrote:
> Ron Johnson wrote:
>
> > With beliefs like that, no wonder this world is going to hell in a
> > hand basket.
> >
> > Manners/politeness is social lubricant. It makes society run
> > smoother and less violently.
>
> I'd have thought the most polite action in the scenario you present is
> to acknowledge
I've already been reminded that my own reply lacked politeness...
> that others are different and to judge the person
> delivering the message on the semantic of the message rather than the
> appearance of the deliverer or delivery method of the message.
That *is* the ideal which I strive for.
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson, LA USA
"I'm not a vegetarian because I love animals, I'm a vegetarian
because I hate vegetables!"
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