[Winona Online Democracy]
Mr.
Woodford and others,
I hope
I have not been understood to claim I am the one who dictates to WOD
what should or should not be discussed - I have been a participant like
many others and was simply repeating what I have understood to be the thrust of
many discussions here: WOD was started to discuss Winona issues, but others
issues - state, national or international - may come into the mix. If
I have interpreted these past discussions wrongly I apologize and stand
corrected.
In
discussing Winona issues there have often been quotes or full copies of
Post and Daily News articles, or links to them. If national issues
can be also discussed, then it doesn't seem unreasonable that national articles
could be copied or linked as well.
The
other point I was trying to make is, regardless of whether we feel such
discussions are within or outside the bounds of the organization, or
whether we personally agree with or detest the content of these discussions,
there is a way to communicate this that preserves respect for the
individuals involved and for the idea of sharing different viewpoints. One
way to do that is to simply ignore things you disagree with; another is to point
out respectfully that you disagree and why.
Phil
Carlson, Mpls
First,Phil Carlson. Maybe you need to clarify this to us once and
for all, isn't this forum set up to discuss local and state issues? If you are
saying this is a forum to cut and paste articles espousing views on world
politics then I am obviously posting to the wrong board. I have always
been under the auspices that this was to talk discuss air issues/concerns
about local and state politics that affect winona and the area around it
(obviously state/regional issues are also included in that). So, from
what I am to believe form your statement is that this is a forum to discuss
national politics, the mideast, the current presidential administration? I am
confused because if I want to do that there are a myriad of blogs, yahoo
boards etc. but anyway, I hope I am not being redundant in politely asking you
to clarify this for us.
Second, Terri Hyle, I for the life of me do not know how my letter
pointing out my concern for the validity for the letter writers sources could
have "appalled " you but I sincerely appologize for offending your
sensibilities...whatever they may be.
Thirdly, I appologize to the rest of the forum for if I am out of
line for pointing out that cut n pasteing politically slanted articles on this
forum which I thought was reserved for local/grass roots government type
issues, is inappropriate. If Mr. Carlson infoms me that I am wrong, then I
guess we are going to be having some debunking of common held liberal ideology
here.
Regards
C. E. Woodford
Terri Hyle
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