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THE SLIGHTLY MODERATED BOXING RING
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7133I also think objectives are different. There is a definite malevolence and ill epicure-4/5/2002
7132Sheesh, I even put a "<g>" in at the end....jlallen-4/5/2002
7131One of the rules in submitting essays for criticism is that you don't get grSolon-4/5/2002
7130<i>I was being facetious....</i> With all the sensitivity around thLane3-4/5/2002
7129I made a distinction between the way I thought she meant it, and the way I thougNeocon-4/5/2002
7128<I>I am getting fatigued, though..... </I> You have my sympathies. Lane3-4/5/2002
7127I had whipped key lime pie yogurt for lunchepicure-4/5/2002
7126Don't get all mushy on me now....jlallen-4/5/2002
7125But she is noted to be that by other people, it isn't fair to use how she isepicure-4/5/2002
7124All kinds of messages are broadcast in public, many of them contradictory or to Neocon-4/5/2002
7123<i> I expressed my "feeling" being the sensitive, nurturing kindLane3-4/5/2002
7122And for a lighter note.... Stolen from the PTT thread. Thanks to Venkie. DOG Lazarus_Long-4/5/2002
7121I was being facetious....jlallen-4/5/2002
7120<i>does the wolfpack analogy apply to kholt, X and Solon "attacking&qLane3-4/5/2002
7119<i>as I am to see in my posts innumerable things that soften them but whicjlallen-4/5/2002
7118And many conservatives are businessmen who are making change happen. In a socieLazarus_Long-4/5/2002
7117How many times do I have to reiterate? I said nothing against rational debate, aNeocon-4/5/2002
7116You don't think what? That post of X's contained nothing that wasn'tE-4/5/2002
7115<i>No one is forcing you to do anything similar, nor is there an imminent Lane3-4/5/2002
7114Darwin and "Origin" were much reviled from many pulpits in the decadesLazarus_Long-4/5/2002
7113No doubt. But it is against the canons of rational discourse to be so dismissiveNeocon-4/5/2002
7112Yet another logic free post brought to you by Solon.......... JLAjlallen-4/5/2002
7111LOL!! You know, knowing Neo as I do I do not believe that is true. He genuineljlallen-4/5/2002
7110I would not like to speculate. I am getting fatigued, though.....Neocon-4/5/2002
7109They didn't have any whipped yoghurt. I went to the closest grocery, which Lane3-4/5/2002
7108Origin. Not an attack. "Imaginary" friend is more like a derogatory jlallen-4/5/2002
7107The public buildings of Washington DC are modeled on Greek and Roman buildings. Neocon-4/5/2002
7106<i>and that the burden is on those who provoke strife to prove their case.Lane3-4/5/2002
7105And so we go skiing down the slippery slopes. :-) Was "Origin of Species&Lazarus_Long-4/5/2002
7104Looked to me like Neo opened the door, put out some fresh wolfbait, and called &Rambi-4/5/2002
7103The only person who has chirped in or commented on my posts to Neo have been youSolon-4/5/2002
7102The sarcasm seemed unnecessary to me. I expressed my "feeling" being jlallen-4/5/2002
7101What, you don't look forward to Neo answering tough questions? I do.Lane3-4/5/2002
7100Let's go from here: Some ideas are fundamental to Western civilization. EqLazarus_Long-4/5/2002
7099BTW, does the wolfpack analogy apply to kholt, X and Solon "attacking"jlallen-4/5/2002
7098It was your usual petty bull-oney....jlallen-4/5/2002
7097Yes. It should reply in reverse.jlallen-4/5/2002
7096Well, she said that it gave "her" the heebie- jeebies, but then, KarenNeocon-4/5/2002
7095Shovel, shovel...! Message 17291746 It was indeed incisive criticism!Solon-4/5/2002
7094Sure, it is good. I am generally sick of the Bush thread, though I go back occasNeocon-4/5/2002
7093Should that not apply in reverse too? If they claim that I should be respectfulLazarus_Long-4/5/2002
7092LOLOL! (Listening to Connie Francis singing "Where the Boys Are" on anNeocon-4/5/2002
7091How are the threats to your humanism? No one is forcing you to do anything similNeocon-4/5/2002
7090<i>First, it took a long time to hammer out the ideas and institutions thaSolon-4/5/2002
7089thanks a bunchepicure-4/5/2002
7088But didn't she say "to me" or something else that made it very verepicure-4/5/2002
7087I think we tend to recall what annoys us, rather than what annoys other people jepicure-4/5/2002
7086I <i>thought</i> you were laughing, too!E-4/5/2002
7085<i>Western civilization is very much a moving, evolving thing. </i> TigerPaw-4/5/2002
7084<i>Golly...you certainly have a lot of rules as to how others are permittejlallen-4/5/2002
7083Actually, if you want to make a case that religion is so bad that we ought to fiNeocon-4/5/2002
7082Unnecessary...jlallen-4/5/2002
7081LL, I have no vested interest in any religion. I do not think that being respecjlallen-4/5/2002
7080I'm running out for some whipped yogurt. And it's all on you.Lane3-4/5/2002
7079That is why I except the more innocuous account. However, ordinarily one would tNeocon-4/5/2002
7078???????????????? I don't think so.jlallen-4/5/2002
7077LOL! Damn it was hard to post that with a straight face too....jlallen-4/5/2002
7076I do not recall anyone but Chris Land going into a terribly insulting mode aboutNeocon-4/5/2002
7075That sir, may be the understatement of the century.... JLAjlallen-4/5/2002
7074<i>Strong feelings of fear or anxiety, which is to say, that the practicesLane3-4/5/2002
7073You got it. Exactly.Lazarus_Long-4/5/2002
7072<i>Indeed, I gave an example of applying more fundamental ideas to practicLane3-4/5/2002
7071Sorry, merely inserting "liberal" where I had "conservative"Neocon-4/5/2002
7070where does that "normal person" thing come in? I thought it was clear epicure-4/5/2002
7069Strong feelings of fear or anxiety, which is to say, that the practices seem awfNeocon-4/5/2002
7068neurotic might be better than the implication often made against the heathen nonepicure-4/5/2002
7067First, it took a long time to hammer out the ideas and institutions that charactNeocon-4/5/2002
7066<i>which was a response to a disrespectful treatment</i> That is noSolon-4/5/2002
7065<i>As for "heebie jeebies", it is terribly dismissive of the praLane3-4/5/2002
7064I did not say anything to imply otherwise, and have often clarified myself in suNeocon-4/5/2002
7063<i>"Some of the fundamental ideas that have come to animate the West,Solon-4/5/2002
7062When you're ready, go back to this: Message 17289160 Pick out the parts thatLazarus_Long-4/5/2002
7061Especially when one goes on about it, it implies that people who believe in a peNeocon-4/5/2002
7060I have been trying hard to comprehend the imaginary friend thing for some time. epicure-4/5/2002
7059Maybe, like Seinfeld, I will just leave 'em longing for more........Neocon-4/5/2002
7058<i>but I am disinclined to try to argue this particular point at the momenLane3-4/5/2002
7057I think you are wrong, but I am disinclined to try to argue this particular poinNeocon-4/5/2002
7056I was not on your case, Poet was. I was trying to explain what might have set heNeocon-4/5/2002
7055LOL! Well, compared to you, I am always relatively pacific.....Neocon-4/5/2002
7054I will think about it.Neocon-4/5/2002
7053First, if economic progress is best made through free markets, then one must be Neocon-4/5/2002
7052No, a molehill with the correct name, sex, is being made of a molehill misnamed E-4/5/2002
7051One man's "temperate discussion" is another man's "denuncLazarus_Long-4/5/2002
7050<i>In which instance was that?</i> I was referring to the heebie-jeLane3-4/5/2002
7049Now, one of the main things that Hayek pointed out is that the price system is, Neocon-4/5/2002
7048<i>Can we all define ourselves as being on the right side of the criteria Lane3-4/5/2002
7047First, I want to set this up with some more general observations, then get to ecNeocon-4/5/2002
7046If you ever "get down", be sure to warn me so I can have the nitro hanjlallen-4/5/2002
7045I think you are as eager to think things softened your post, as I am to see in mepicure-4/5/2002
7044Sure, just a sec......Neocon-4/5/2002
7043No. I am saying that two things softened it. First, I did not imply that one hadNeocon-4/5/2002
7042I have never written these letters before. I guess I was saving them for when thE-4/5/2002
7041Can we all define ourselves as being on the right side of the criteria and thus epicure-4/5/2002
7040In which instance was that? I rarely take you to task, after all......Neocon-4/5/2002
7039Do you have anything to say on my marketplace-centric view of conservatism?Lane3-4/5/2002
7038So you are saying that because you were joking, the statement about most of the epicure-4/5/2002
7037Seems clear to me. I purposely phrased it to avoid a real attack.....Neocon-4/5/2002
7036Well, that is part of it. Even when I am angry, I usually pull my punches. I havNeocon-4/5/2002
7035I was on the right side of the criteria, as well.Lane3-4/5/2002
7034You did indeed. That much is crystal clear...jlallen-4/5/2002
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