Posted by noa on March 26, 2003, at 18:21:54
In reply to Re: heated discussions, posted by Dr. Bob on March 23, 2003, at 23:41:21
I feel he was trying to keep it to his feelings, even if his attempt didn't meet your standards for that. Also, this criteria has been poorly defined and has not been enforced in this way before, so it would seem reasonable to me that Jay thought he was being civil in not repeating the vulgar comments, and in stating how he felt about Bush's actions and apparent attitudes.
In addition, the statements:
> > It feels like George Bush is not listening, doesn't care
> > I feel Bush doesn't have regard for the millions upon millions upon MILLIONS around the world and in the US who oppose his unilateral action against Iraq.are about how he feels about the actions and positions of a political figure, and to me, that is not uncivil. He is not saying things like, "anyone who believes/supports/agrees with Bush is an idiot" or "Bush is despicable human being" or anything like that. He states how he feels about actions and attitudes of an elected political official, which are public domain as far as I'm concerned, as he is our leader and his positions, attitudes and actions are our domain as a democratic society.
Political figures are going to be the subject of debate and opinion. This seemed just that, not anything uncivil.
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