Re: Where we lost America

From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Thu Nov 01 2001 - 13:32:55 MST


Mike Lorrey wrote:
>
> Samantha Atkins wrote:
> >
> > Mike Lorrey wrote:
> > >> > That is very offensive and utterly uncalled for. I am not any
> > > > stripe of collectivist or socialist or "victim" mentality type
> > > > of person. I demand an apology.
> > >
> > > You've repeatedly been ranting the standard socialist/leftarchist
> > > anti-capitalism party line, with only a few caveats to deviate yourself
> > > from the standard leftilist. I'm not the only one who has noted your
> > > repeated preference for left wing dogma. If you renounce those stands,
> > > then I apologize. Otherwise, none is warranted.
> >
> > I don't do dogma. I do do considered possibilities for how to
> > best organize societies and economies headed toward singularity
> > and for how to best avoid being embroiled in senseless wars. I
> > don't limit myself to any flavor of dogma including that most
> > favorited by yourself, in the process. If you can't tell the
> > difference and choose only to see me in terms of your
> > categorical bins then that is your problem, not mine.
> >
> > Renounce your blinders and presumption. You still owe me an
> > apology.
>
> Hiding behind your absolute relativism dogma doesn't help you. It only
> assures that you are what John Clark says you are. Relativism is the
> last refuge of the indecisive fool.

I see. If I never change my position in light of more
considerations then I am hidebound and certainly a dogmatist.
If I do then I am an indecive fool. In any case you "win".
This is childish and quite boring.

>From here on for a time I will not be receiving messages from
you Mike. Rant on.

- samantha



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