--- On Thu, 12/25/08, Carvalho <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Next time I form an opinion in life I'll be sure to
> conduct a ten-year objective study, followed by a five page
> desertion.
>
Dear Selma,
By over forty years of subjective study I have learned that it is better to
assume people are innocent and good unless they have actually committed some
offense. And even those who have committed a non-violent offense cannot be
condemned for life in a public forum.
For example, it would be extremely unfair and foolish for me to assume that
those who do not publicly condemn every or any instance of communal violence in
this forum do this act of omission because they are communal or because they
condone such violence. Serious public accusations cannot be made as knee-jerk
reactions to superficial perceptions. They require serious thought.
Merry Christmas to you and everybody else.
Cheers,
Santosh
