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To: michael97123 who wrote (46511)	5/9/2001 10:54:32 PM
From: Demosthenes	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

michael and Cary, <<Radical is a bigoted word?>> That is exactly my question, also. I took Cary's original response to "radical gays" with an analogy to Jews in Nazi Germany as reactionary. I find lots of reactionaries like to grab Nazi Germany as an analogy to whatever they think is the current outrage. My response was to say that Jews and Jewish groups have indeed been radical. Almost every large group/religion/society, etc., has its own radicals, even gays. Nothing new about that. But Cary was arguing that: Premise: since millions of innocent people were branded radicals and murdered by bigots that: Conclusion: people who call others radical (especially gays in this example) should be likened to Nazis. Cary is a much better logician than this, when he's not straining to see what he doesn't like. He's taught me a lot more than I've taught him, for which I am grateful. When Cary said he took "radical" as a "bigoted code word" he was reacting to something only he saw, showing his bias and assumptions. People looking for bigotry and "code" words will certainly find them just as great friends are found by people dedicated to finding them. Cary, you are one smart guy in this area of semi investing. Thanks for sharing your knowledge over the years. D Ps. This post has no code words and intends to mean only what it says, nothing more, nothing less.