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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (303381)	10/2/2002 3:45:28 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

What you said has a fuzzy set or ambiguity of meanings. Are you disturbed because you are seeing that you are a sympathizer with those who speak in a way the implies they are terrorist or terrorist sympathizers. Or are you disturbed because terrorist or terrorist sympathizers misuse the word martyr and at least one poster on this thread has misused the word martyr in the same way as terrorist or terrorist sympathizers. If the latter have you ever attempted to question the use of the word martyr by the apparent terrorist or terrorist sympathizers who is posting on this thread.

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (303381)	10/2/2002 5:31:33 PM
From: Srexley	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

"It (martyr) has become a word that, when used in certain contexts, labels the speaker as a terrorist or terrorist sympathizer" You are correct here. Funny that you basically called me a mindless idiot for recognizing this. Watch the news and see how the Arab people use the word. And I suggest because of this context that you are better off not using it to describe the terrorists who attacked our country (unless you are sympathetic to them). Ray used it in conjunction with blaming an American whose attitude he did not like for the attack. To me that is blaming the wrong source and giving positive recognition to the terrorists. Since I read that post I have been trying to get him to defend or explain his statement and he will not. Of course he has guys like you and seachre that will jump to his defense, whether his position is defensible or not. He must enjoy that. I would have personally rather exchanged posts with him, but again he has no balls to back his statement.