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To: Lane3 who wrote (204125)	4/25/2007 1:01:33 PM
From: D. Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793968

Further, "assuming that they don't really mean what they say" is not the same as "acknowledging their idiocy." There's nothing respectful about acknowledging anyone as an idiot. I gave you the respect of assuming you meant what you said and you said "idiocy." If someone says something that is "idiocy", you fail to respect the person when you assume they didn't really say something idiotic, but assume it was a joke. I give someone the benefit of the doubt when, in context, it is reasonable to do so. Given the context, which you apparently haven't paid much attention to, it wasn't a joke. David is a flipping nutjob enviro-celebrity. Crow isn't much better. They were entirely serious. I'm sure they thought it was a great idea, when it was just discussed amongst themselves, and didn't expect the reaction they received when they "shared" their brilliant idea to save the planet.