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From: gudeman@cs.arizona.edu (David Gudeman)
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Subject: Re: Metaphors, Information and War
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Date: 14 Jan 91 21:41:46 GMT
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In article  <28045@cs.yale.edu> Drew McDermott writes:
]Let me begin by saying that I agree completely with George Lakoff's
]political conclusions in his recent postings.  We are rushing headlong
]into a bloody war that is unlikely to gain us much, basically to avoid
]a humiliation that George Bush's unnecessary rhetoric has made
]inevitable.  We should all be screaming at our leaders to stop this
]madness. 

You have just farted in public, to use a metaphor.  One of the reasons
for the seperation of newsgroups is so that people who don't want to
see arguments about touchy political situations don't have to.  They
just avoid the newsgroups where such arguments are permissable.  Now
people who disagree with you have the choice of either (1) letting you
get away with a propaganda coup, or (2) also farting in public to
correct your ignorance.  I hope those who disagree with McDermott
will be satisfied with this reply and not carry on a debate on the
topic.
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					David Gudeman
gudeman@cs.arizona.edu
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