Dan Minette wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin Street" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Killer Bs Discussion'" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 2:24 PM > Subject: RE: Mindless and Heartless > > >> I apologize in advance, because this letter was addressed to >> someone >> else. But... >> >> Gautam Mukunda wrote: >>> ...But, of course, it's not a >>> coincidence that the David Duke's of this world have >>> rallied particularly to her claims. They agree with >>> them. This tells us something... >> >> It does? I don't quite follow. Shouldn't a claim (of any type) be >> evaluated for truth or falsity on its merits, rather than >> incidental >> factors like the nature of the people who believe in it? I mean, if >> David Duke suddenly said that he completely supported Newtonian >> Mechanics, that wouldn't mean that the rest of us had to stop >> believing in Newton's Laws... > > If David Duke were to state he supported the Copenhaugen school of > QM > interpretation, I'd make an "even a blind squirrel" statement and > laugh it off. But, the political support of Mr. Duke is another > matter. I think that it is fair to say that Mr. Duke has his antenna > out for chances to promote his anti-Semetic and racist idology. > Given the the letter to ABC news contained a classic anti-Semetic > claim, and that Mr. Duke weighed in in support, why isn't it > reasonable to think that his political sense has not faded with > time. > > Howard Dean, when anti-Semetics tried to jump on the bandwagon, > kicked them off. While I think the support of racist anti-Semites > doesn't have to guarantee a position is wrong, anyone who places > themselves in the political limelight who gets such support needs to > be clear that it is very unwanted. >
And of course we need to hold people like Sheehan to the same vigorous standards we hold professional polititians.<G> xponent Don't Try This At Home Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
