On Sat, 23 Jun 2001, Kristin A. Ruhle wrote:
> For you an echo chamber is a bad thing only if it is a LIBERAL echo
> chamber. You seem to want a consevative echo chamber because liberal
> postings make you want to leave the list.
>
> Kristin
Really, no, it isn't. I can't think of anything more horrifying than a
world where everyone agreed with me. Well, maybe a world where everyone
looked like me and agreed with me, but other than that :-) I want you on
the list, I want Jeroen on the list, I want Dan on the list, and I want
JDG on the list - and I've disagreed with him almost as often as with any
of the first three people I mentioned. I wish Vera would come back, and I
certainly argued with her a lot. Jeroen said some things that upset me, I
thought about it, and decided that they weren't a reason to leave. You've
never made me want to leave the list at all - and one of the main reasons
I stay on is to watch Dan M. bury people (myself included) with facts and
research. I really, really don't want this list to be filled with people
who agreed with me. Among the many reasons, I would never learn a thing,
and God knows I've learned plenty by reading here.
Gautam
