On 26 September 2001 22:51, dsk [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > Debra and Vince, you both contribute so much to JMDL. Please let's try to > > stay engaged and have peaceful discussions. > > I think our discussions ARE peaceful. Not easy, not comfortable, but not > warlike either.
The opposite of war is peace, but "peaceful" has many opposites, not only the word "warlike" and, personally, I would not describe arguments or verbal attacks as peaceful. Vince felt verbally attacked by you and I was responding to his feeling of being attacked. I included your name because you seemed to be a part of the equation as a result of how Vince reacted to whatever it was you said. I really should just keep out of all this, because I didn't even read the original posts, but I feel compelled to say something when people leave. What I most want to communicate is: 1. If we can't stay engaged with each other and come to understanding and agreement, even if it's only agreeing to disagree, how can we expect anyone else in the world to do that? 2. I think it is worth making an effort in this forum to speak to each other in such a way that nothing we say could be construed as a personal attack on anyone else. Marian Vienna
