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[Damon L. Chesser]

On Thu, 2011-03-31 at 16:15 -0400, Geoffrey Myers wrote: 
> Damon L. Chesser wrote:
> > On Thu, 2011-03-31 at 15:52 -0400, Michael B. Trausch wrote: 
> >> On Thu, 2011-03-31 at 14:03 -0400, Damon L. Chesser wrote:
> >>> If you doubt this, just look at all the countries that have enacted
> >>> the communistic\socialistic utopia and see what a shinny example of
> >>> right thinking they are, what a powerhouse of liberty, economic might,
> >>> personal freedom, innovative thought...oh, right, there are none. 
> >> Funny, you cry about enlightenment --- and yet you fall into the same
> >> trap that so many Americans do, thinking the socialist and communist
> >> economic systems are somehow directly related to the failures of the
> >> governments that used such systems.  Coincidental at best.  Those
> >> governments had far worse problems.
> >>
> >> In any case, I won't go any further than that.  I just found your
> >> statement rather funny in light of your attack on Geoffrey.
> > 
> > Full stop.  I. Did. Not. Attack.  Geoffrey.  Period.  I used irony (or
> > perhaps sarcasm, it is sometimes hard to tell the difference) to show
> > how hollow Jim Kinney's argument was regarding his views of others who
> > have different views: ie, "if you were not stupid, then you would agree,
> > but since you are simple (possibly broken), you disagree and I should
> > not be concerned with offending you, because, well, you are stupid".  I
> > did not attack Geoffrey, I was agreeing with him (apologies Geoffrey if
> > you took that as an attack on YOU) in that it is out of line,
> > unnecessary, heavy handed to just attack personally a person because
> > they question your views.  Attack the logic, the facts, the assumptions,
> > but the person?  Personal attacks are an indication you have no
> > arguments.
> 
> I did not see it as an attack, but as the sarcasm you intended.

Nice to see the effort was not lost then (and if you are one who did not
see it, then the failure is mine for not being more obviously over the
top to highlight it, if you heard me SAY it, you would have picked up on
the clues) 
> 
> > 
> >> 	--- Mike
> >>
> > 
> 
> 

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Damon
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