Re: Important Follow-up Message

In a message dated 04/12/2002 8:47:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:

<< Joe Morrow's response, misrepresentation and ad hominem attack does not
deserve a response other than to state that those of us on the 1700+ member
strong  Behav-An forum don't miss you. >>

Speaking for all 1700 now, are you?  Do they know that?

Hell, I haven't yet officially quit from Behav-An, and am still, technically
part of that 1700 "strong" (what are we talking about here, a military
regiment?) forum.  I can't decide whether I'll miss myself.

<< Your supportive Osama Bin Laden posts after 9/11 to which
I took exception speak for themselves. >>

Joe Morrow never made any posts supportive of Osama bin Laden.

Since the record does, as a matter of fact, speak for itself, people
can examine the archives and see for themselves that your statement
about Morrow is unsupported.

<< Accusing me of supporting the assassination of those I disagree with >>

I believe that Joe exercised his right to object to killing people as a
solution
to problems. He disagreed with you about what should be done to end
terrorism. Moreover, Joe was consistent in acting upon his beliefs
by leaving the forum.

<< jolned with your support of Eshelman's nonsensical ravings >>

You haven't once dealt with specific fact regarding what I wrote. That
is not the mark of a scholar, Joe, but rather of an ideologue. It is
you who are engaging in the Ad Hominem in that line, so I cannot
believe that you object in principle to the Ad Hominem.  In fact,
you are quick to exercise it.

<< and atracks on Peter Harzem need no further comment. >>

Not one attack upon him.  Upon what he did, yes.  But that only
grew out of his own "enough already" followed by his added comments
to that, especially his implication that I or anyone who disagreed
with him is socially uncaring. Moreover, to spare him, what I did, and
do here, is mainly a counter to both your commentary and your evident policy.

<< You and Eshelman are free to share your nonsense with the
68 members of this list, though my inbox filter is set to send your
tripe directly into the trashbin where it belongs. >>

What if we were to decide to share this "nonsense" on Behave-An?
Not that I am planning to do that -- in fact, I'm not -- but would you
censor it there?  Remove people?  And exercise a double standard
in doing so?  If that's the case, then people ought to be aware that
on Behav-An there is a policy of "free speech for me but not for thee,"
and act accordingly.

Remember, as Robert Anton Wilson frequently observed, communication
is possible only between equals. On Behav-An no one is your equal,
since you have the power to censor and to remove people.  It is illustrative
that you appear to be unable to handle communication.

And, at least spell my name right.

  -- John Eshleman