From: Jonathan Davis (jonathan.davis@lineone.net)
Date: Thu May 27 2004 - 11:02:35 MDT
[Jonathan Davis]
Joe sets out a legitimate and well argued position . He is not advocating
the murder of children or genocide or anything like the sort of things that
for example Palestinian terrorists do deliberately and find passive support
in this forum.
<snip>
[rhinoceros]
Interesting example.
The forum has had the opportunity of an ample exposure to this "legitimate
and well argued position" and to Joe's special dedication to it for years.
- Did the virians evaluate Joe Dees incorrectly?
- Are they too passive or unwilling to allocate some more of their time to
be exposed to that position?
- Do they expect to do different things here?
Who can say what is hidden in the human psyche or in the cold numbers? At
the end of the day, CoV is stuck with its members' judgement when it comes
to resolving an argument or to allocating our time.
As a matter of fact, there are other forums out there which would be
ecstatic to have Joe tell them all about this position.
[Jonathan Davis 2]
Indeed. But he is welcome in this form too - at least I welcome him. I am
simply reminding this forum that whilst we are of course limited by our
collective and individual judgements, we are all subject to biases. Biases
often manifest themselves in hypocrisy and double standards. I detect such
double standards here on occasion.
If we are discussing political issues then expect to encounter diverse
views. If you are unhappy with diverse views, then petition the membership
to consider closing the CoV membership to people who swear some sort of
allegiance to a dogma or ideology.
If you do, might as well merge with the Church of Scientology :-)
Regards
Jonathan
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