Re: Filter: Andreas Pour

Rob Kaper wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 12, 2004 at 02:56:19PM -0700, James Richard Tyrer wrote:
> 
>>It is with some sadness that I am adding a Leftist filter to this mailing
>>list.
>>
>>It will include only Andreas Pour.  He is obviously a committed Leftist -- 
>>perhaps a "neo-com".
> 
> 
> Even though I disagree with Dre often, his views are a vital sign of the
> diversity of political views that exist in the US/Anglosphere/Western world
> and while those same views have annoyed me on other forums (Orkut's Monopoly
> community, the Blink-182 forum), the very nature of kde-cafe requires me to
> remain open to them.
> 
> So do as you wish, but don't try to drag us into it. I'm *glad* both Dre
> and I have the liberty to disagree as often as we do.

I also support Dre's rights to express his views.  That is why I tried to 
explain in detail that I was actually interested in discussing them with 
him.  But, that if he continued to use the 'Kitchen Sink" method of arguing 
that nobody was going to discuss anything with him because he was making it 
virtually impossible to have such a discussion.  It was actually free advice.

--
JRT

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