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Re: FOTM/LOTM (Loss of the Month) Some thoughts...
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Date: 
Tue, 10 Jul 2001 09:21:30 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Larry Pieniazek writes:
In lugnet.admin.general, Kyle D. Jackson writes:
WARNING!  Compartmentalized Dork-dom ahead!  ;]

Larry, I'm not sure why you're so convinced this isn't a .general
topic.  The discussion was about general "market goings-on" for
LEGO.

It looked (to me) like it was veering off into class warfare, that is,
bashing sellers for making a profit. That, in my opinion, is .debate fodder.

I do not see what bashing sellers for making a profit has to do with class
warfare? Saying that they use economic might, or their social class to do so
without good reason may well be. But that is just the way of the world. I do
not rate sellers as being a social or economic class above anyone? Should
lego only be sold on a quota system?

Scott A


However I was wrong about that veer and I have said so already.



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: FOTM/LOTM (Loss of the Month) Some thoughts...
 
(...) Was that a question? In other words, are you asking *us* if *you* see it that way? How should we know what you think, if you don't know yourself? But let's assume it's a statement, since it's more likely that you're just challenged about when (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: FOTM/LOTM (Loss of the Month) Some thoughts...
 
(...) It was rhetorical - but I see your point. (...) Nope, it shows that you do not understand what class warfare(1) is. It implies that Lego sellers are of a different social or economic class from Lego buyers - do you really think that is that (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.general)

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  Re: FOTM/LOTM (Loss of the Month) Some thoughts...
 
(...) It looked (to me) like it was veering off into class warfare, that is, bashing sellers for making a profit. That, in my opinion, is .debate fodder. However I was wrong about that veer and I have said so already. (23 years ago, 7-Jul-01, to lugnet.admin.general)

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