people who are constantly badgering their neighbors in print, by
name, are behaving poorly as neighbors.
Huh? The obvious culprit is you, Tony.
Yes, the Constitution did appoint me gatekeeper of bad behavior in
public. It also appointed you, and everyone else on this list,
gatekeeper of bad behavior in public.
I don't ordinarily comment on others' behavior, but since you've
appointed me a gatekeeper, I'm calling you out, Mr. West.
Maggie
On Feb 15, 2008, at 9:47 PM, Anthony West wrote:
You're right, Kimm. Frank has a 1st-Amendment right to self-
expression on a matter of public interest.
And so do I. My opinion is that people who are constantly badgering
their neighbors in print, by name, are behaving poorly as
neighbors. Some people on UC-list seem to have a notion that there
are two classes of neighbors: those whom it is socially acceptable
to attack in public, in writing, and those whom it isn't.
Invariably, these attackers hold they themselves belong to the
second class while their favorite victims belong to the first class.
I totally disagree. If you examine my posts, you will find I never
criticize any neighbor on UC-list unless that neighbor has
repeatedly, and with flimsy evidence, slurred other neighbors on
this list. Often these critics complain I am "bullying" them. But I
am merely doing to them what they have already been dishing out to
others!
Yes, the Constitution did appoint me gatekeeper of bad behavior in
public. It also appointed you, and everyone else on this list,
gatekeeper of bad behavior in public.
-- Tony West
Tony,
You are so out of line.
No, as a private citizen who chooses to exercise his right of self-
expression on a matter of public interest, Frank is not obligated
to bare his personal, private information in order to gain passage
to some right to express his opinion. His right to express his
opinion and speak his mind on any matter that pops into his head
is protected by the First Amendment of the US Constitution, and
the last I checked the Constitution did not appoint you gatekeeper
to check the credentials of who can express their opinions or
whose opinions matter.
Kimm
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