Respectfully, I am sure I could find examples of even more "pugilistic" years-ago attacks by other Mifnetters against Vaughn if I had the time, which I don't. After all, he was defending the economy of the evil Donald Trump, which triggered an onslaught of enraged responses by a host of others on this platform. My point is simply that as a result of this (IMO) shameful takedown of an outspoken conservative member, the Mifnet has become more prone to liberal groupthink, less tolerant of non-conforming views, and smaller. How is this progress?
I hope we can stop beating this already dead horse now. Bob K On Sat, Jul 26, 2025 at 10:09 AM ERIC Smith via Mifnet < mifnet@lists.mifnet.com> wrote: > *"...self-created and -perpetuating because he appeared to enjoy inciting > and partaking of bellicose, pugilistic debates while ridiculing those who > hold different opiniond."* > > He actually bragged from time to time about how he would "hit back harder" > anytime he was criticized. > > Eric > > On 07/26/2025 7:55 AM EDT Tom Ronell via Mifnet <mifnet@lists.mifnet.com> > wrote: > > > > Vaughn Cordle was invoked as some kind of a victim of Mifnet. As I recall, > Vaughn is a highly intelligent person who elicited harsh responses because > he consistently invoked insults upon any and all who disagreed with him. He > had a favorite epithet which he hurled frequently, "bonehead". > > I do not agree that he was a hapless victim of Mifnet politics, due to his > being the progenitor of numerous purposefully incendiary discussions, and > highly disdainful of other opinions. There were some who expressed their > dislike for Vaughn, yes, others who argued his premise based upon facts and > economic policy, but I believe that his situation in Mifnet discourse was > to a large extent self-created and -perpetuating because he appeared to > enjoy inciting and partaking of bellicose, pugilistic debates while > ridiculing those who hold different opiniond. > > Much of the sniping, on all sides, came from cowardly anonymous posters > who liked rolling grenades into the chat room but did not identify > themselves, even upon request. It appears that we have eliminated that > problem - thank you, David. > > The last we heard from Vaughn, he was insulting all the boneheads for > their boneheaded beliefs while arguing vehemently and unequivocably that > Covid would be over after ~13 weeks (I don't recall the exact number.) He > has not been heard from since, and some have inquired after him, > occasionally, for some time. > > Aviation is so affected by politics that it cannot be completely avoided > in our group. Perhaps the geared transmission metallurgy engineers chat > group can avoid politics completely, but it's bound to arise in Mifnet > discussions. The simple remedy is to be as factual as possible with such > topics, and respectful to others. 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