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To: Wizzer who wrote (1273)	3/31/1998 5:48:00 PM
From: Intrepid1	Respond to of 1614

Hi Wisam, these hate mongers are no dummies. And when read out of context, those passages quoted by jbe lose much of their meaning. I apologize for suggesting you supported the kkk, even though for a minute I never believed you did. best wishes purething

To: Wizzer who wrote (1273)	3/31/1998 10:28:00 PM
From: jbe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1614

Wisam, don't be concerned about flunking the "political correctness" test. Of course, you could not have known what views "this guy" has been propagating. But for judging the subtext of a message, there is a good rule of thumb that works in most cases. Ask yourself the following questions: 1) Does this person start out by insulting the person he/she is addressing? (In this case, yes: "you should be a concentration camp guard", etc.) 2) Is the insult mean-spirited, rather than playful? (In this case, yes, and the phony "I love you" overlay makes it worse.) 3) Does the poster sound self-righteous and vindictive? (In this case, yes.) If the answer to all three questions is "yes," then you have all the context you really need to evaluate the "substantive" part of the poster's message. Even if you see something in it that sounds reasonable to you (Zionism is racist), beware! jbe