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From: liang@cvl.UUCP (Eli Liang)
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Subject: Re: Re: students care about the world.
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Date: Fri, 3-May-85 18:45:40 EDT
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> > I realize that the net is not in general considered a polit-
> > ical  forum,  But  the net has grown. I hope and I pray that
> > those of you who read this will do so with an open mind  and
> > heart.
> >                       Richard Stewart.
> 
> You are EXACTLY right!!! The net is NOT in general a political forum.
> While I may (or may not) sympathize with your goals, I don't feel this
> posting is appropriate. I also question the 'open mind' request. In my
> experience, growing up philosophically and politically opposed to 99+%
> of 'my generation', I find that the request to 'please have an open mind'
> really means, "you better believe what I'm telling you or you ain't ****".
> I can't say what's worst, the verbal, physical(!), or intellectual abuse.
> 
> Thank you for the precedent of using net.general for political discussions.
> Now we *ALL* can do it, regardless of race, creed, or sexual persuasion.
> 
> -- 
> Bill Swan	{ihnp4|decvax|...}!uw-beaver!tikal!persci!bill
> Sure you can smoke, if you do it in private, at home, with the shades drawn!

Though I might not agree with Richard Stewart's posting of political messages
to net.general, I think you were unduly harsh on him.  First of all, his
posting, at least, redirected the discussion to another newsgroup.  You, on the
otherhand, purposely directed it back to net.general.  What if we all
responded to the messages in net.general by posting to net.general?  heh?

-eli


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