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| (...) precisely! :) I wonder why no one else can see it? Also, as Larry had suggested, if the Lavender Brick Society actually existed, then they should qualify to have a Lugnet forum under the .org heirarchy. I think this is all Teddy was asking (...) (20 years ago, 17-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.people, FTX)
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| (...) Calling people homophobic as hyperbole is in my opinion really irresponsible PC mudslinging. It doesn't add anything constructive to the discussion, it just labels people as haters in a really careless way. -Tim (20 years ago, 17-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.people, FTX)
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| (...) Alfred, the problem is that you label people with a negative term that you know (you admit above) technically do not deserve the label. There is no homophobia in the posts you are talking about - these people are expressing legitimate reasons (...) (20 years ago, 18-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.people, FTX)
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| (...) I don't think hyperbole is careless. It makes an important point. I think many of the opponents of this idea are haters of homosexuality. I don't think that they are such haters that they are willing to forego normal human decency. However, (...) (20 years ago, 18-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.people, FTX)
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| (...) 1. Let's not make this into an issue with two sides. 2. Differences of opinion are good, so long as we remember to respect the opinions of others. --Todd (20 years ago, 18-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.people, FTX)
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| (...) Looks like there are some who want to make this a place where only one type of opinion is respected. Sad. And, may I mention, bad for the community? -Tim (20 years ago, 18-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.people, FTX)
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| (...) type of (...) Well.. wich one is that? I´d say that there are 2 sides and both of them want theirs to be the "only one". (...) Yes, indeed. (...) /J (20 years ago, 18-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.people)
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| (...) Yes, how many past cultures have had socially accepted, civilly conducted, racially- or caste-based slavery? And how many free democracies still consider it to be acceptable today? (20 years ago, 18-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.people, FTX)
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| (...) I don't think so. Someone wishing that one set of voices be silenced (or that they "shut their ignorant piehole") doesn't mean that it's going to happen. Them saying so gives the community a chance to respond and determine its stance on the (...) (20 years ago, 19-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.people, FTX) !
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