Form your own Opinion

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Well said brother.
Bernhard Stopper

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Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 04:57:32 +0200
Subject: Re: Form your own Opinion
From: David Andersen <david at davidandersenpianos.com>
To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org style="margin:0px;">

OMG. Let's just demagogue and divide and show our worst and lowest
motivations...that'll be fun.Crawl back under your rock, and keep your
troglodyte, stupid, homophobic cultural opinions off this list. This
disgusts me, and others, no doubt. Please. This is a community.
Grow up.David A.
On May 24, 2008, at 7:24 PM, Matthew Todd wrote:
Let's define our terms as well.  In this country, freedom of speech
is talking negative about Christians and spitting in the face of God. 
But when you say your feelings about gays in CA (YIKES!), it's called
a hate crime. It is interesting though that not too long ago we were
deep in the discussion of gas prices, whether it was titled "OT" or
not.  I guess we just choose our battles when it strikes a
nerve. Matthew

_"WILLIAM R. MONROE" _ wrote:Yes, Jim, I know you're probably
referencing the link Mr. Gisondi posted, but it's really about his
choice of written speech that is at issue.  Yes, we have rights that
include freedom of speech, but it can be done respectfully, and
thoughtfully, which is something Mr. Gisondi has failed to do since he
has come on the list.  In this case, it's not about free speech
rights, it's about decorum, discretion, a gentleperson's agreement to
not abuse their free speech rights in a forum such as this.  Anyone is
free to speak what they will, and if it's unanimously deemed vapid,
arrogant, ill-intentioned, and in all other ways inappropriate, they
will likely receive this (equally free, solicited, and I might say
justifiable) type of treatment on the list.  I'll not add any more
after this, but just had to get it off my chest.  Had this heartburn
for some time now. William R. Monroe Of course, isn't that what
Freedom of Speech is all about . .  the right to say things that are
unpopular, inaccurate, etc. Didn't a lot of fine men and women over
the years, from both our countries,
give their lives so that we ALL could have this right . . . ??

i taoally agree, though, that there are OTHER fora ( lat - plural of
forum,)  for tjis free expression, but not here . .
with respect Jim Kinnear 



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