[Cialug] Wow.

[Stuart Thiessen]

Hmm. Well, if y'all feel fine with that kind of humor, then by all  
means, proceed. I'll refrain from commenting on such posts in the  
future.

Thanks,

Stuart

On Aug 22, 2009, at 11:07 , Allen Kiddoo wrote:

> Decisiveness is quite the current trend of the news day. Opinions
> reflected on this thread reveal how fragile the collective conscience
> is. I want to thank everyone for confirming my suspicions. rm -f
> /congress *
>
> Allen Kiddoo
>
> On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 2:50 AM, Morris Dovey<mrdovey at iedu.com> wrote:
>> 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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