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From: tim@ism780c.UUCP (Tim Smith)
Newsgroups: net.jokes.d
Subject: Re: Perspective
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Date: Wed, 26-Feb-86 19:52:22 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb 26 19:52:22 1986
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In a response to a posting of mine, ingrid@pilchuckDataio.UUCP, (the Real
Swede) calls me on onion head after quoting an article of mine out of
context, and also shows that he can not understand common English:
>
> [ my out of context stuff here, where I use the phrase "the average
>   women who dies of an illegal abortion" ]
>
>this posting is so bizarre and involved so obviously few brain cells
>that it is not even worth commenting on, other than perhaps to say
>"what the fuck does the average woman and illegal abortions have in
>common, you onion head?!"

Look, if I say "The average person who owns a boat can swim", I
mean "If a person is a typical member of the set of all people who
own boats, than that person is also a member of the set of people
who can swim."  I think most people will agree with this interpretation.
Am I wrong here?  And if I say "The average women who dies of an illegal
abortion", most people will understand what I say.

Yes, I know that the above would be best said as "the average boat
owner can swim", but I think this is a matter of style.

Now go and read my article again.  Maybe this time you can understand
what I was saying.  And if you choose to quote me, please quote enough
to give a reasonable context.  My article was supporting the point of
view that some people are of more value than others.  I choose to give
examples of people that I felt to be of higher value than me, and some
who I felt to be of lower value.  By only including the parts where I
talk about people I feel are of lower value, you give a distorted view
of me to the rest of the net.

If you want to argue the point of view that everyone is of equal value,
then go ahead.  But try to do so in a rational way.  Saying that your
side is right because the other side is not using many brain cells is
not a rational form of argument ( although I admit that it can
be fun to insult people who you disagree with, moose-breath! :-) ).

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Tim Smith       sdcrdcf!ism780c!tim || ima!ism780!tim || ihnp4!cithep!tim