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- Path: sparky!uunet!acd4!TEFS1!wdo
- From: wdo@TEFS1.acd.com (Bill Overpeck)
- Subject: Re: Bill, admit the point before changing the subject.
- Message-ID: <1992Jul27.211042.28852@acd4.acd.com>
- Sender: news@acd4.acd.com (USENET News System)
- Organization: Applied Computing Devices, Inc., Terre Haute IN
- Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 21:10:42 GMT
- Lines: 102
-
- In <1992Jul24.113957.19769@crd.ge.com> keegan@pan.crd.ge.com
- (James G Keegan Jr) writes: >
- wdo@TEFS1.acd.com (Bill Overpeck) writes: >>
- keegan@pan.crd.ge.com (James G Keegan Jr) writes: >>>
-
- I've trimmed this significantly but tried to retain the
- most relevant parts.
-
- >>>>> are you suggesting there is something wrong with pointing
- >>>>> out hypocrisy?
- >
- >>>> Not if one is above engaging in it.
- >
- >>>so you agree, finally, that there was nothing wrong with my
- >>>pointing out siren's hypocrisy?
- >
- >> You're above engaging in hypocrisy? Does that mean you've
- >> never committed a hypocritical act or just that you don't do
- >> it anymore? Either answer is impressive.
- >
- >as it should be. don't you think that if it were a simply matter
- >to point out my hypocrisy here, someone would have been happy to
- >do so? but no one has. that should answer your question.
-
- I hate to see people set themselves up like this.
-
- >give it up bill. you lost your point of painting adrienne as a
- >vilifier of you long ago.
-
- I think I proved it nicely. Funny how perceptions differ.
-
- >>> [...] adrienne did what several others did. she
- >>> posted good wishes for phil's son.
- >
- >> Come on, Jim. What a crock. She did no such thing.
- >
- >rather than carry thus further than one more iteration, why don't
- >you post one example that disproves my statement.
-
- Done. Ad nauseum.
-
- >>>> as in the case of all the other posts on phil's son, the
- >>>> posts were intended to be read by phil.
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ <--------------------+
- > |
- >>>what's wrong with |
- >>>expressing good wishes about an offspring to a parent? |
- > |
- >> Nothing at all when the intent is clearly one of good will |
- >> and not laced with regrets about the kind of upbring the |
- >> child will be sub- ject to. |
- > |
- >who are you to determine someone else's intent? ---------------+
-
- Let's see now. You criticize my assumption immediately
- after having made one yourself. I thought you were above
- this hypocrisy stuff, Jim. I'm disappointed.
-
- >>> you are beginning to sound like you have a thing about adrienne.
- >
- >> The post in question ranks right up there with some of the
- >> most malicious I've seen on Usenet.
- >
- >did you forget "marrying blacks is flaky" already, when that
- >remark was written to a white woman who was married to a black
- >man?
- >
- >did you forget some of suzanne's baby-killer accusations to woman
- >who have had abortions?
-
- Her comments (to Phil) are in good company with those you mention.
-
- >>>then just what are you trying to say bill?
- >
- >> That I don't like being vilified. :-)
- >
- >you haven't shown that you were.
-
- Disagree.
-
- >>>>> [...] if someone were to ask me to
- >>>>> describe the way your posts have been described to me over
- >>>>> the years, it would be "condescending."
- >
- >>>> Opinions vary.
- >
- >>> yes they do. and the expression of those differing opinions
- >>> should not always be interpreted as a personal attack or a
- >>> flame.
- >
- >> Apparently, though, you think it's fine to interpret them as
- >> condescending...
- >
- >i think it's interesting. whatever makes you think i think it's
- >"fine."
-
- The particular adjective is (obviously) irrelevant. The point
- is that you interpret me as condescending yet imply that I should
- not interpret Adrienne similarly. Or will you now deny that as
- well?
-
- Bill
-