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Subject: Re: Support for soc.culture.pakistan, and apology
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Date: 13 Feb 90 15:59:27 GMT
References: <489@enuxha.eas.asu.edu> <19285@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> <499@sierra.stanford.edu>
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In article <499@sierra.stanford.edu>, singh@sierra.Stanford.EDU (Harinder J. Singh) writes:
> 	As an occasional reader of s.c.i., and an Indian national
> myself, I've felt sad and disgusted by the abusiveness of a number
> of my fellow Indians on the net towards Pakistani posters on s.c.i.
> No one should have to put up with that sort of garbage - so I fully
> support the right of Pakistani netters to create their own newsgroup.
> This is another YES vote for the proposal. (I do not know how one
> votes, other than by a followup posting such as this.)
> 
> 	It is by far easier to destroy goodwill and create hurt
> feelings than it is to foster understanding, tolerance and harmony
> amongst diverse communities and religious groups. Thus it is no
> big victory for those Indian netters who WANTED to drive Pakistanis 
> off s.c.i.; it takes just a few foul-mouthed mud-slingers to create
> or exacerbate a polarization.
> 
> 	My best wishes to all our Pakistani friends for a successful
> voting period for the new newsgroup and for a successful forum! I'm
> sorry that you had to endure indignities on s.c.i. - the shame is ours
> on s.c.i. for not having conducted ourselves more decently.
> 
> 		Inder



	Hear hear.  Finally one of you guys had the guts and decency 
	to admit to the real facts.

-- 
  Faisal.
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                              Faisal Usmani,  Dept. of Electrical Engineering
                              University of Houston, Houston, Texas.         
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                              faisal@crcc.uh.edu,  acsiq@uhvax1.uh.edu
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