Re: civic discussions done civilly

["Wolfgang Schwartzenweintraub" <wolfman@turbonet.com>]

Dearest Maree:
I agree with you wholeheartedly.  I will do that in the future.  The thing
of it is how will we know who the "Closet Jerks" are if we do not take them
on in open forum?  Just because people have lived here forever does not give
them the right to spew out there views with out rhetoric in kind does it?
Or does longevity in your town give you certain Moscow inalienable
privileges?  If you want to stick your head in the sand and not hear another
point of view or experience a reaction to an unfortunate point of view, well
I guess we will take it outside and leave you  to your cloistered isolated
emotional experiences of same'o same'o.  With all due respect to your views;

Wolfgang M. Schwartzenweintraub

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Maree McHugh" <mchumare@turbonet.com>
To: <scooke@uidaho.edu>
Cc: "Vision2020 Listserver" <vision2020@moscow.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2000 9:52 AM
Subject: Re: civic discussions done civilly


> As I have stated in a message to this group several weeks ago:  It is my
> expectation that we communicate with one another with the same respect
> and decorum as we would if we gathered together in person...and to
> Wolfgang and his 'discussion group' I would then say "Take it outside,
> boys".
> McHugh
>
> Stephen Cooke wrote:
> >
> > Dear Visionaries,
> >  If someone violates my personal standards of civility, does that give
me
> > the right to respond in kind? I don't think so. I think I should state
my
> > preferences for politeness politely.
> > Steve Cooke
>