St. Paul Topics - This Week: Light Rail http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul-topics -----------------------------------------
> St. Paul Topics - This Week: Light Rail > http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul-topics > ----------------------------------------- > Can we get these little announcements moved the end of messages with the others? If it's in every message it's visual clutter and detracts from the poster's message. There was at least two standalone posts on this particular (worthy) topic, as an aside. > I would suggest that for any kind of meaningful dialogue to take > place, we need to do a better job of figuring out just where each of > us stands in relation to the "others" without resorting to such > oversimplified and polarizing characterizations. > > For example - how about describing the "other" side of the extreme > something like this: > > They believe that government is a social tool > which can and should be used to to fix almost > every problem. > > This might still be controversial and is definitely an > oversimplification, but its a much fairer description of the > differences between extreme liberals and conservatives than what was > put forward. > I'm sorry but this is simply too didactic for my tastes. We are all mature, responsible adults here and I think we can all recognize hyperbole when we see it and take it into consideration when reading the post. Chris Boylan Mac-Groveland/Downtown _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
