SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: Lane3 who wrote (76444)10/4/2003 10:25:09 AM
From: Solon  Read Replies (1) of 82486
 
"Solon has demonstrated over time that he can spew with the best of them."

Thank you! I have just spewed my coffee!

I guess the difference (as I see it) is this: when I am forced to spew toward another (perhaps to express my disapproval of a breech of ethics or taste--or perhaps merely to express my "distaste" for the character or the words of an individual)--I try to direct my "distaste" toward a particular individual and NOT against his sexual orientation, gender, colour, hair, teeth, eyes, etc.

In this case I have been expressing my firm opposition to bigotry and self delusionary "justification", while at the same time attempting to control small fires of rage and insult and prevent them from representing as "argument" in the minds of the casual observer.

It is true, I have attracted more than a fair share of hostility and viciousness (from people such as Jewels and Neo) due to my uncompromising exposure of and my firm stance against religious doctrines (FROM ANY AND ALL RELIGIONS) which are contrary to human interests and values. I could be more conciliatory (as yourself), but then there would be one less person left to keep half-truths and cunning misrepresentations from being spread across the pages of SI.

Thoughtful post, by the way...
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2025 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News