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EggyToast
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Date:
Wed, 05 Feb 2003 18:08:24 -0500
Subject:
RE: [idm] re:political posts
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At 02:40 PM 2/5/2003 -0800, you wrote:
quoted 6 lines I've been on this list since 1995. I'd rather see a>I've been on this list since 1995. I'd rather see a >few emails with substance than many of the dumb ass >threads I've seen on this list. I see no harm if a few >emails regarding this impending world crisis. No one >is trying to hijack the list and change the topic, >everyone has been respectful.
I've been on this list for quite some time, too. I don't think seniority has anything to do with it, but I'd also rather see emails with substance instead of dumb-ass threads. Political threads, especially the kind being posted here, do not have "substance." They're very often ill-informed and extremely over the top, which not only hurts the serious attempts at changing political opinion, it spreads ignorance about what's truly going on in the world. A few punters arguing about "World war 3" when there isn't even a war declaration in *any* of these countries is useless ballyhoo. They're as bad as that fake "UN petition." Such politics are worse than fake autechre tracks. derek ------- eggytoast.com ------- coming soon: eggtastic.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org