IMO the best way to handle something like this is to just keep the response simple and say, "please, politics (or religion, or anything else not related to piano work) is not appropriate or welcome on this list". An overheated response like David's probably isn't helpful either, but more like throwing gas on the fire... Respectfully, Allen Wright On May 25, 2008, at 3:57 AM, David Andersen wrote: > 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" <pianotech at a440piano.net> 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 >> >> >> > Allen Wright London, UK http://www.broadjam.com/akwright -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080525/5df92e54/attachment-0001.html
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