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- From: godfrey@sscvx1.ssc.gov (LAURENCE GODFREY)
- Subject: Re: Canadian free speech in action
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- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 18:10:00 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov23.173057.14513@julian.uwo.ca>, jdnicoll@prism.ccs.uwo.ca (James Davis Ni writes...
- >
- >
- >In article <1992Nov23.055848.4892@mdivax1.uucp> robinson@mdd.comm.mot.com (Jim Robinson) writes:
- >>LAURENCE GODFREY (godfrey@sscvx1.ssc.gov) wrote:
- >>>
- > I find it interesting that the two cases of this sort publicized
- >on USENET involved emotionally marginal people. I can see why Laurence
-
- I think you're labouring under a misapprehension - anyone who suffers an
- injustice and summarises their feelings about it comes across as what you
- describe as emotionally marginal.
-
- >feels sympathy for Fabrikant and his methods [I recall that the murder
- >victims were not directly involved in the conflict but just people with
- >the misfortune to encounter F while he was armed. Guilt or innocence
- >appear not to play a role in Laurence or F's choices for retribution].
- >
-
- I haven't taken any retribution, except through the proper channels. While
- I sympathasise with Frabricant's position, I do rather object to being
- treated as if we were alike.
-
- > Assuming that Laurence's allegations are not fabrications or
- >delusions, I would hope that the criteria for authorship become more
- >concrete, for the sake of the other people in his alleged postion. The
- >more inconvenience and misery this process involves for Laurence, the
-
- Is that not a rather infantile attitude? After all, why should you cwant me
- to suffer inconvenience and misery?
-
- >more pleasing I personally will find it, but his infantile personality
- >should not irritate us into ignoring improper behavior in our institutions,
- >if that behavior actually exists.
- >
- > It would be interesting to hear the other side of the Laurence-
- >NRC conflict, though.
- >
-
- Why, they too would be unsuported allegations, would they not? How would
- you suggest that people support their allegations on usenet?
-
- Come one, let's face it, with a few exceptions yoou Canadians are not in
- least interested in hearing about anything that reflects badly on your
- country. This is amply demonstrated by the majority of postings in response
- to mine. What would it take to convince you that improper behaviour "exists"
- in your institutions, as you reject facts on the ground that they are unsupported
- (you are free to check them - they are all checkable) - Fabricant's case and
- mine are not quite enough for you (we may be suffering from delusions), some
- others I have received by email wouldn't be enough for you either, I'm sure.
-
-
- > James Nicoll
- >
-