From: Amara Graps (amara@amara.com)
Date: Tue Feb 04 2003 - 01:41:55 MST
MaxPlumm@aol.com:
>I do not understand this statement. Why do you participate in a discussion
>forum if you are not willing, or capable, to defend your positions to those
>with whom you have discussion? There is nothing wrong with having "a peace
>loving" attitude, my experience on this site leads me to believe it is
>something shared by everyone on this forum.
Are you sure? I suggest you think more about this last sentence.
I don't bother discussing at any depth my political philosophy or my
criticism of the U.S. government here any more, even though I agree
with most of Hubert's and Kai's and Dan's and Anders' and Damien's
(etc.) words, because I attracted a cluster of aggressive posters who
stereotyped and misinterpretted what I wrote, and it was tiring and
unpleasant to have to defend even the smallest and simplest of
statements. I know of many others here in the last 1-2 years who have
left the political discussions for the same or similar reasons. I'm
very sorry Eugene unsubbed (I'm not a member here either, but look at
the Javien forum selectively), but I think I understand why he left.
Amara
-- Amara Graps, PhD Istituto di Fisica delle Spazio Interplanetario (IFSI) Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Roma, ITALIA Amara.Graps@ifsi.rm.cnr.it
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