On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 11:36 AM, John Williams <jwilliams4...@gmail.com>wrote:
> It is interesting what some people find rude which does not seem rude > to others. I suspect that a neutral observer would look at my posts > during the last few weeks and judge that they are not at all rude. I > have been asking some uncomfortable questions, but not making any > obviously rude remarks. > > The interesting thing is that the data do not support the claim that > my posts make people less likely to communicate here. Rather, just the > opposite. If you look at the volume of non-JW posts as a function of > JW-posts to this list, there is a remarkably large positive > correlation. > > Anyone listen to Bill Maher? I disagree with a lot of what he says, > but he is entertaining. He speaks his mind, and is not afraid to > discuss uncomfortable issues. I have never found him rude, but I > suspect others may have a different opinion. To each his own. Here's > an example of an uncomfortable issue that he discusses: > > > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-maher/new-rule-smart-president_b_253996.html > He can be a little rude at times, but I watch him every week and probably agree with him more often than you. On the Americans are stupid issue, I would agree somewhat, but I would use the terms ignorant and/or intellectualy lazy rather than stupid. Have you seen Religulous? Doug
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