Posted by Jakeman on November 8, 2005, at 18:20:25
In reply to Re: how to make a PBC-proof post, posted by Declan on November 8, 2005, at 12:22:49
> Hello Jake, how nice to see you back.
Thanks!
>I think it's trying to square the circle to have civility when the divisions between people seem >so fundamental and bitter. And that's just between people in the west. I might be wrong, >but I can't recall a poster coming from outside the US sphere of influence (ie axis of >evil+former USSR+PRC+Africa). Maybe though the most bitter divisions are closest to the centre, >between Americans? Not after natural disasters so much I suppose.We are pretty divided in the US, but I don't see too much in the way of outward expressions of hostility. Maybe I read too much Henry David Thoreau when I was younger. He had the ideal that if you see injustice and don't speak out against it, then you are contributing to it. Or said another way... if you're not a part of the solution you're part of the problem.
warm regards ~Jake
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