[Cialug] Wow.

[Morris Dovey]

Stuart Thiessen wrote:

> No offense, Morris, but I disagree that it is a sign of immaturity to  
> be disgusted by a slur to a group of people who quite obviously would  
> not eat babies. I think the original post reflects the current trend  
> of treating opponents with disrespect and insulting innuendo as a form  
> of "humor". I find it crass, illogical, unnecessary, and unhelpful in  
> encouraging intelligent discourse. You may say that I lack a sense of  
> humor. On the contrary, I have a very healthy sense of humor. I simply  
> have no use for insults or demeaning comments that only tear a person  
> down.

No offense taken. Obviously I didn't read it as you did - and I didn't 
interpret it as a slur (and would still not have taken it as a slur if, 
instead of "Republican" he'd said "Iowan" or "programmer") - since I 
recognized it as fiction.

> For example, I have personally been rather disgusted at the level of  
> communication by most people who post to political articles. Both  
> sides are very immature and lacking in politeness, respect, and  
> intelligent discussion. Instead comments similar to the original post  
> here are exchanged and slur after slur are exchanged about the general  
> intelligence of the opposition. Simultaneously, they proclaim how  
> intelligent their own postings are. I sigh and move on to another  
> page. This is true of both sides.

We're in agreement here, but I don't take seriously what I see as 
intended humor - any more than I do when my Minnesota friends tell Iowa 
jokes. I confess to being a bit mystified by all this ouchiness.

> Originally, I was not planning to respond, but since others have  
> commented, I felt I should at least have my say. I was hoping that  
> this list would be above such nonsense, but I guess not. I would ask  
> that similar postings in the future be avoided. It really doesn't  
> contribute to the discussion in the political arena and it certainly  
> is not germane to Linux or Linux-related topics.

Ok, though I'll miss the occasional humorous posts and some of the 
non-Linux systems/computer posts. Some of the assistance I've received 
with XP problems has been most helpful. To think I'd been wishing that 
my Solaris network programming experience was more recent so I could 
help in that thread.

My apologies for offending your political sensibilities.

I assure you that I did not intend to insult, demean, or tear you down - 
but I will admit that you've got me wondering...

Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/

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