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Politics : About that Cuban boy, Elian
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To: greenspirit who wrote (8676)7/18/2000 7:22:45 AM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (1) of 9127
 
. But one thing I would keep in mind is our education and training has (to a degree) conditioned us to recognize this default and discard emotionally charged words and language.

Before I close, I wanted to say I am grateful to you for the way you have stayed out of this ugliness and always tried your best to remain within the confines of our disagreement. As I am grateful to Karen and Rambi. But three people reasonably disagreeing cannot possibly survive amongst the prolific ugliness which has consumed this thread.


Hi Michael,

Why do you suppose our education conditions us to value detached writing over the emotional? No, it's not a conspiracy against Marisleysis and other "real (uneducated) people." It's because our education is supposed to be a civilizing and enlightening influence on us. It's supposed to discourage, for example, those Tazio rants of which you are so fond, or this charmer from Vinnie, Post #7570, in which 16% of the words are "frikkken" or some variation thereof.

If we value civility in our society and thoughtful discussion, we have to value detachment in our writing. Sure, people get emotional. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't expect them to catch their breath and gather their thoughts before writing their arguments if they expect us to respect what they say.

Karen
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