No, he said "MUST be," which is the part I quoted, in quotes. The rest is my interpretation of the meaning of "purist." If anyone thought I meant to imply that he would agree with that, well...I'm not sure what to say. Did you think so?
j On Mar 27, 2006, at 7:30 PM, Terry L Parker wrote: > Jim, Steven did NOT say: > > 'dogmatic, and far, far out of the mainstream' > > Your atribution to him of those words to radically change his > meaning constitutes slanderous ad hominem; which is OFF-topic > in this forum. > > PAUSE before you hit SEND, better yet, actually THINK about > this forum's guidelines BEFORE your next post. > > I much prefer that I can trust you to be effective in moderating > yourself :) > > > -Terry Liberty Parker > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian > > > --- In [email protected], Jim Syler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> You're right, Geof, but as Steven said, much of the leadership and > most >> influential members (and therefore our public image) are and "MUST > be" >> purist, dogmatic, and far, far out of the mainstream--too far to > ever >> make a positive impression on the average American. It's going to > take >> a lot of work to change that. See >> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LOP-General> for some people who I > think >> you'll find think much as you do. >> >> j >> >> On Mar 27, 2006, at 5:55 PM, Geof Gibson wrote: >> >>> --- In [email protected], Jim Syler <Calion@> wrote: >>>> >>>> I'm not sure that the LP is the place for an intelligent, > reasonable, >>>> common-sense guy like yourself, Geof. Problem is, I'm not sure > where >>>> else there is. Maybe we should make one. >>>> >>> >>> Thanks for the compliment, but, the vast majority of LP members I > have >>> met are reasonable, stand up people. >>> I do feel at home in this party and I'm going to continue working > for >>> its success. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian >>> Yahoo! Groups Links >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> -- >> "Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as > they >> are in almost every kingdom of Europe. [But] the supreme power in >> America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole > body >> of the people are armed, and constitute a force superior to any > band of >> regular troops that can be, on any pretense, raised in the United >> States" >> --Noah Webster, 1787 >> >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> > > > > > > > > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > -- God is omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent it says so right here on the label. If you have a mind capable of believing all three of these divine attributes simultaneously, I have a wonderful bargain for you. No checks, please. Cash and in small bills. Lazarus Long [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
