Xref: utzoo comp.sys.next:10543 alt.religion.computers:2171 Path: utzoo!utgpu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!bu.edu!shelby!portia.stanford.edu!elaine3.stanford.edu!mcgrant From: mcgrant@elaine3.stanford.edu (Michael Grant) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next,alt.religion.computers Subject: Re: lawsuit flame (Was: NeXTStep 2.0 Completed) Message-ID: <1990Dec10.204331.7166@portia.Stanford.EDU> Date: 10 Dec 90 20:43:31 GMT References: <359@atncpc.UUCP> Sender: news@portia.Stanford.EDU Organization: Stanford University - AIR Lines: 32 > When they came for the Jews I said nothing because I was not a Jew. > When they came for the Catholics I said nothing because I was not a > Catholic. > When they came for me nobody said anything, for there was nobody left > to stop them. When will you get it through your thick skull that most people aren't flaming you for your opinion, but for these offensive comparisons to Nazism! I happen to agree with what you say (not completely, but somewhat), but I feel that you need to be a lot more careful in your choice of comparisons. The bottom line is how DARE you compare that guy who is working for Ashton-Tate despite his disagreements with their practies to the passive supporting citizens of Nazi Germany. That is quite offensive and insensitive--particularly in this hypersensitive time, when we have to bite our lip when we are tempted to say 'black' instead of 'african-american', 'gay' instead of 'homosexual', and so on. What you are trying to say, of course, is that people tend not to act on their beliefs until it directly affects them. But keep in mind that things are not black and white. The gentleman who works for Ashton-Tate might disagree with his management very strongly. BUT, it may not be strongly enough to quit his job. You might suggest that it is just as easy for him to find another job--PERHAPS, perhaps not, but it surely is just as easy to find a replacement for him. In his opinion, this issue is important enough only to draft a formal memo to his management, voice his concerns, and let it stand at that. If that is his reasonable judgement of the situation, then so be it. Michael C. Grant .