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From: gus@pyr.gatech.EDU (gus Baird)
Newsgroups: news.admin
Subject: posting privileges
Message-ID: <7530@pyr.gatech.EDU>
Date: 10 Mar 89 19:40:57 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
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Sorry, gang, but as a teacher I just can't let this one go by.

One infuriated respondent to the "posting privileges" article asserts: *

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
*  "What this country needs is a FAIR WAY TO DISCRIMINATE!!!!!  Yes sir". *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

He clearly believes "fair discrimination" to be an oxymoron.

This is an exhibition of ignorance so gross as to border upon illiteracy.

Discrimination is our highest intellectual faculty.  *That* is the
ability which we use to know good from evil, bad from worse, to 
choose the optimal of several candidate courses of action.

And, in fact, a fair means of discriminating among USENET clients is
exactly what we need, if the sky is in fact about to fall.

    * I've not attributed this execrable statement.
      It can't be fair to call attention to someone who 
      may have let his fury temporarily overcome his reason.
      Besides, he may not yet have attained majority - even 
      criminal offenses are often forgiven for minors.
      (Though I often feel offenses against reason 
       and language to be worse).
-- 
gus Baird
School of ICS, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, 30332
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