Horse, I do not really take Ian's call to ditch Platt any more seriously than I take Platt's claim to be the voice of sanity. Still I find the suggestion that he be removed disturbing. In my view Platt's contributions to this discussion forum are absolutely second to none.
In the two years I have been posting I would estimate that Platt has participated in and generated more discussion than any other contributor. He has stimulated my thinking as much as anyone else in these parts and he has inspired much of what I consider to be my best efforts. Like many others I almost never agree with, Platt. Sometimes I think he must be making things up just to annoy me but he is always a worthy advocate for his views. I find his positions almost always deeply misguided but I respect him and his ability to articulate them beyond measure. We all get a bit overzealous at times and speak rashly and I assume that is what Ian is doing now. But MoQ.org would be greatly diminished without Platt. In just a few minutes I plan to begin yet another savage assault of one or another of Platt's recent posts. I haven't even read them yet but I can tell you I will enjoy every second of it and I will wait with baited breath his response which I predict will infuriate me and prompt another futile attempt to correct the errors of his thinking. Ban, Platt? I say never! In fact I recommend we all give him a big hand for all he has done to keep us thinking and for not allowing us to take our assumptions for granted. Case Quoting ian glendinning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi Platt, I have to agree with Matt, this is terrifyingly hilarious on > so many levels > > .... that you see Clausewitz and Sun Tzu as "the Jesus school" of behaviour. > .... how about Marechal Foch, Napoleon ... Jesus school too ? > > The great generals of (necessarily) bloody warfare are so much more > enlightened than the thuggery of Platt and his band of cowboys. I can > see why you liked Rand now ... it all falls into place. > > Utterly disgusting attitude to humanity. > Horse - get Platt off this board for good. > Ian Yes, by all means. Censor the voice of sanity. moq_discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
