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To: Havoc

You think she was that smart? That intelligent? That mature and devious in her thinking? She was a recent college graduate for Pete's sake!


274 posted on 05/16/2004 4:37:38 PM PDT by Types_with_Fist (Go Smarty!)
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To: Types_with_Fist

It isn't my place to grade her on how smart she is. She obviously came here to talk, express an opinion, seek guidance and or help. It isn't her intelligence that is at question, it's the level of conversation. I have to assume that the person is being forthright in presentation and deal with it on the ground unless it becomes clear something else is going on.
I've met college grads that can't write clear enough to be legible, can't speak publicly to save their lives, etc. What do you want, browny points for being presumeably more intelligent than someone else, thus giving you presumeably mor right to be heard than someone else - what does that sound like?

Do you stop and think about what you're saying before saying it? Because the mindset you're intoning is something I'd be ashamed of having - much less admit to openly. If she were unintelligent, does that mean she should deserver more or less patience, more or less understanding, more or less respect. Are we to discount the handicapped as being viable human beings because of your estimation of their mental or physical prowess? Are we just to beat them all down, push them aside and tell them they have no say in our society and no right to be heard? You're assuming a great deal based on how poorly someone writes. For cryin out loud, one of the most brilliant scientists on the planet can't even speak for himself without aid of a device. Do we discount him from society because he can't talk legibly or do we give him a chance to become one of the leading scientific minds on the planet despite his abilities.


328 posted on 05/16/2004 5:56:48 PM PDT by Havoc ("The line must be drawn here. This far and no further!")
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