Re: [SLUG-POL] True Story - example of the lunatic state of California

From: Isaiah Weiner (iweiner@redhat.com)
Date: Thu Jul 19 2001 - 00:21:02 EDT


On Wed, Jul 18, 2001 at 10:33:32PM -0400, Smitty wrote:
> Weiner, go practice your quack psychiatry somewhere else.

    I'm not a psychiatrist.

> So, you are speaking for every active svlug contributor? Don't think so,
> weiner. Take your screwed up psychiatry somewhere else.

    At least I'm a member ;)

> > And you lost! Coincidence? I think not! You've never played any
> > strategy games, have you? ;) And Marc *IS* a great guy, and *IS* very
> > reasonable. I've met him, have you?
>
> Lost what?? Coincidence of what? I said I disagree and you "think not"?
> I have not met him, just exchanged a few emails which did not leave me
> with a positive impression of him.

    If that makes you feel better. :)

> > "I would suggest a discussion off-list for your own sake." If you
> > haven't figured it out yet, what the law says is irrelevant. It's
> > how its interpretted that counts. I myself took what you said as a
> > threat against Paul's wellbeing. I'm sure any rational person
> > would.
>
> So, you have evaded answering the question and "you're trying to take the
> focus off your behavior". What laws say are very relevant. If you took
> my comment "as a threat against Paul's wellbeing", then you are worse off
> than I previously thought. If Paul feels threatened, he is a big boy and
> capable of speaking for himself. And I would definitely NOT recommend
> you see a psychiatrist. You've had way too much of that. Smitty

    So it's okay for you to "refuse to not speak up" when you *think* you
see socialist ideals, but it's not okay for someone else to speak up on a
person's behalf when their physical being is threatened? What a fucked up
world you live in. :)

-- 
    - Isaiah



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