[Winona Online Democracy]
Not that I really want to get into this, but...
I agree that the participants in this discussion need to use good judgment
and kindness. Without them, it will fall apart rapidly. I also believe
that the participants should use their spell check. However, I think it is
unfair to make reference to Mr. Voegeli's profession when referring to his
post. This is not the first time that I have seen a reference to the fact
that he is a teacher. I have not met Mr. Voegeli or asked him how he feels
about this, but I don't think it's fair to put higher standards upon him
just because he is a teacher. Teachers are extremely hard working people,
and it's okay for them to make mistakes too.
Stacie Blair-Nelson
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle."
- John Watson
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Schild Winona Online Democracy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 12:20 PM
Subject: [Winona] Lori Baumgardt's April 5 posting
> [Winona Online Democracy]
>
> If I correctly understand Lori Baumgardt's April 5 posting and the article
> reprinted therein, the point is this: People who don't accept
homosexuality
> must be ignorant. You can tell, because they don't spell or write well.
>
> So, to apply the same logic (and I use the term "logic" very loosely
here),
> are people who accept homosexuality ignorant, too, if they don't spell or
> write well? If you wonder why I ask, check Dwayne Voegeli's April 5
posting.
> Then ask yourself if Mr. Voegeli, a schoolteacher who wrote in to agree
with
> Ms. Baumgardt, is ignorant because he doesn't correctly spell "difference"
or
> the preposition "to." I trust that Ms. Baumgardt, Mr. Voegeli, and the
authors
> of the article reprinted in Ms. Baumgardt's posting are less likely to
equate
> their own errors with ignorance than they are to do so with errors made by
> those with whom they disagree.
>
> A related point: Not long ago someone was thrown off this list for calling
> someone else a "twit." The article reprinted in Ms. Baumgardt's posting is
> nothing more than name-calling by another name. If Online Democracy's goal
is
> to encourage and nurture debate, to get people to speak to and listen to
one
> another, to try to understand rather than to try to win, then participants
on
> the list should use better judgment--and more kindness--than is shown in
the
> article in Ms. Baumgart's posting.
>
> Steve Schild
>
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