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To: michael97123 who wrote (251339)	12/12/2007 2:10:38 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

I understand. The topic raised earlier was regarding the 'pig' comment that could, by interpretation, be associated with a variety of people falling under the umbrella of that term. Any negative condemnation of a terrorist is hardly objectionable and I can't remember seeing objections. Playing loose with labels, cultures, subcultures and people in general only to fall back on the claim that you only meant terrorists when challenged, is harder to digest. Bobby had raised the question not about you but about someone like Sarman who is clearly anti-Isreal and Jews who could be associated with support of Isreal vs Ruff who is clearly Anti-Fundamental Islam and any person who could be associated with supporting Muslims living a religious lifestyle. You have taken it apon yourself to 'clarify' Ruffs ruffness in ways that you find acceptable. Some might label that an apologist for bigotry and indeed you seem to venture far in that direction on Ruff's account. If Sarman calls people jew-pigs, how would that be different than Ruff calling people Islamopigs? It is not, except that due to conventional wisdom of our time the latter would be less likely to result in condemnation by society... and you.