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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Solon who wrote (76231)	10/2/2003 4:00:00 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

"Your MOHO fellow ... I have no knowledge of a MOHO fellow. You may be referring to the character I proposed and named MOJO (A reading problem on your part: word attack skills). The charges you make have already been responded to. Mojo is not represented by these charges. You have failed to deal with the wholeness of the scenario I presented. That indicates that you either were unable to comprehend the substantive texts (a reading problem on your part: comprehension) or you chose to parse out information that would not support your hateful contentions toward his type (a different kind of problem).

To: Solon who wrote (76231)	10/2/2003 4:08:34 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

I might further note that some people distrust me on the basis that, among other things, I write publicity pieces, and do it well; that I obviously tend to choose words carefully, and am glib enough to sound like I have taken trouble even when the words flow; and that I obviously restrain my true feelings for the sake of elaborate politeness. Furthermore, some people think that I am pedantic, because I attribute ideas that I think will be helpful to the philosophers who originated them, and try to explain them well. In addition, some people think that I am much too arrogant, because I take some pride in my erudition, and am pretty confident in most of my opinions. Let's see: a number of people seem to assume that I am "uptight" because of the way in which I regard moral issues, and I seem to detect a hint that I must be neurotic in some jibes. The fact that I believe in God, despite reservations about any particular religion, is taken, by some, as a weakness and a crutch, an inability to adopt a truly contemporary point of view, and a kind of immaturity. I am sure I could go on, but the why bother? I have made my point: recognizing and relating derogatory opinions about oneself or others, does not amount to endorsement, partial or whole........