File spoon-archives/anarchy-list.archive/anarchy-list_2003/anarchy-list.0303, message 381


From: "Dave Coull" <coull2-AT-btinternet.com>
Subject: RE: More senseless Frog bashing
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 23:24:34 -0000



Carp wrote


> why, with the exception of people you actually 
> have to face, do you universally end up attacking 
> people who disagree with you, assailing their positions 
> and then resort to labeling and name-calling?  


There is no "exception of people I actually have
to face", Carp. You should see some of the things
I have said on the anarcho-scots list about some 
of my fellow anarchists here in Scotland. Of course
this does work both ways, some terrible things have
been said about me on the anarcho-scots list too. 
And yes, we do meet face to face after saying 
these terrible things about each other.


> If you don't want people to agree with you


Of course I want people to agree with me.
So do you.
There is no difference between us in that respect.
My point is, not only have I always accepted that
I am in a minority on the anarchy list, I also
always accepted that I would probably always
_remain_  in a minority on the anarchy list.
Yes, I want people to agree with me, but 
I do not have exaggerated expectations
of being able to convince most folk
on the anarchy list to see things my 
way. I accept that I will only be able
to get across to a  _few_  people on
the anarchy list. Maybe not even folk
who post, but just folk who  _read_  things
on the anarchy list. Nevertheless, those 
few are sufficient reason for being 
on the list.  


Dave Coull


   

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