At 11:08 AM 11/7/00 -0500, you wrote:
> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/06/00 05:31PM >>>
>I wish people would try to keep emotion out of debates. Try to be clear and
>logical. Unless you like flame wars, of course.
>
>((((((((((((
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>CB: Isn't this some kind of positivist or abstractionist foible, to think
>that emotion and clarity of logic are like water and oil ? Especially in
>politico-historico struggles ?
no, Charles. I don't believe in the absolute dichotomy between emotions and
reason. However, since the various movements against the system have a very
long way to go, we have to think long-term. This means that we should try
to avoid taking things personally or making personal attacks. We should try
not to misrepresent other people's views (or use guilt-by-association
tactics) just because of personal dislikes.
Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] & http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine
