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To: E who wrote (57798)	10/7/1999 9:38:00 PM
From: Dayuhan	Respond to of 108807

It feels a bit like being in the middle of a friendly fencing match among a generally competent group of generally friendly enthusiasts, and having a mail-clad lump stagger in the door and start flailing at people with a broadsword. It's not a question of opinions; it is quite possible to have a civilized and animated conversation with people whose opinions you abhor. It just requires a certain amount of wit, style, and class. A brain helps too.

To: E who wrote (57798)	10/7/1999 10:25:00 PM
From: Michael M	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

Thanks for the thoughtful response, E. Although I seek no apology, I remain of the opinion that your statement paints Reagan admirers as disgraces to the nation. You say you did not mean "each and every" individual Reagan fan is a disgrace to the nation -- how are we to assume which are and which are not? Whether I alone admire Reagan or am part of a mass of people who admire him, I have made a deliberate choice -- I am not in the Reagan camp because I am "just following orders" or subject to mass hysteria. I am glad you are not, strictly speaking, a libertarian. Although there is great appeal to much libertarian argument, I think many "libertarians" are, in fact, "utopians." Later - Mike