"We would all be better off if we would ask the other party (poster) what he or she thinks instead of telling them. It's almost always a mischaracterization, and it brings more heat than light." ---- That is good advice. Poohbah's opus carried a hard lesson, where he related that DBR's reference to "Christians" was equivalent to endorsing "Christian Identity." Wow. An amazing leap, and could have been prevented with civil dialog, following Bilthedrill's advice.
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When I read Billthedrill's words, it was a beautiful thing. He said it all so well! His advice would save a lot of anger and harsh words here at FR, and isn't that what we all want........... that and an extra hundred grand. ;-)
Please pass that great quote of his around!
But often enough you can take what a person has typed, peel away most of the deceptive outer layers, and understand the basic meaning of what he has said.
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04/03/2005 1:53:43 PM PDT by
k2blader
(If suicide is immoral, then helping it happen, regardless of motivation, is also immoral.)