It is an eternally frustrating aspect of communication that you write something that you believe could not be more clear and see, time and again, that people nevertheless read what you say in so many different ways from what you thought you were saying, indeed including some just quite the opposite.
To forestall further anxieties among Mpls-Issues readers, I would like to say explicitly that I do not judge the value of the lives of Senator Wellstone and his fellow passengers to be equivalent to that of carrion. There, I hope that's clear. If anyone wants to come over, I can show you my Wellstone sign that I just took down a few months ago. Let me continue by saying that I do not think well of people who are focused on certain personal goals of achieving power and influence, and for whom the path to achieve those goals has no moral content. And let me offer the hint that if you keep this in mind when you read my last post, you may understand my reference to "carrion," whether physical or political. Finally, I do genuinely apologize for what now clearly is not a Minneapolis issue. -----Original Message----- From: Jon Gorder [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 10:49 AM To: Chuck Holtman Subject: Re: [Mpls] RE: Stadium and Politicians Calling the Senator and other deceased "carrion" is disgusting. Please retract. REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
