To: Brander who wrote (4044 ) 5/10/1998 1:35:00 PM From: Linda Kaplan Respond to of 7041
Brad: Of course, it's not true. I went to NO lengths to delve into his past. I know only what he posted on the public board here on SI. I have no interest in his past. It's his present that's been rude and attacking, and it has been he who attempted dehumanization. He's trying to turn it around to make me the "bad guy." To my knowledge Nazi Germany no longer exists and it's pure nonsense for him to claim I'm sending him to Nazi Germany or to a concentration camp, either. I reminded him that his attempts at dehumanization are unacceptable, and he responded with wild and unfounded accusations against me. And transparent attempts to get sympathy based on his having had an almost tragic history 60 years ago! He tells us that he got out of Germany, right? BEFORE the war? That allows him to be sadistic toward me, somehow? I don't think so! I asked him to behave with courtesy and he has gone ballistic. I offered him a chance to apologize and got bizarre fantasies, and untruthful attacks. All notes of this nature are being sent to his Compliance Department. He will be hard put to prove that I'm a Nazi, and therefore WARRANT his sick posts, but let him try. As for the sympathy he's trying to gain by mentioning an alleged escape from Germany, 60 years ago, before the war, I'd say that's a pretty desperate attempt for pity. It doesn't justify himself acting like a sadist 60 years later. I wouldn't be surprised if many of us didn't have sad stories in our distant past. Such sad histories don't justify current hateful behavior towards total strangers. What nonsense that this fellow dare imply I'm sending him to Nazi Germany! This guy is trading on his past in an unfair manner, indeed. I guess he thinks he can post notes of any kind, and be excused on the basis of his 60 year old history of escaping Germany before the war. Not always. Linda