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Re: Pay It Forward
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 27 Aug 2001 14:54:47 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
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> > > Lar said:
> > > > That's all well and good (and you're welcome to believe it although much of
> > > > is false),
> > >
> > > Larry,
> > > If you are going to claim that posters are not telling the truth, I think
> > > you should do us all the courtesy of indicating where you think the untruths
> > > lie.
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> > I'm not going to pollute this thread more than I did already. The thread is
> > about an unusual mechanism for seeing good works happen. I am not sure that
> > there is general interest in revisiting the larger topic of communism. If
> > there is and someone starts such a thread I will consider responding.
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> Larry,
> If you are going to claim that posters are not telling the truth, I think
> you should do us all the courtesy at least being willing to justify your
> comments rather that claiming you do not wish to "pollute" the thread further.
Oh, brother.
I think it's fairly clear (to anyone who's spent any time at all in
OT.DEBATE) from Larry's established viewpoint re: communism, as well as from
the context of the brief exchange between Larry and Dan, that Larry is
identifying as false the assertion that Cuba's communist system hasn't
"worked" because of the US's heavy-handed embargo/sanction policy, rather
than from some inherent flaw in the structure of communism.
Larry: If I'm error in this interpretation, please correct me. Otherwise,
I applaud your sincere effort not to "pollute this thread" further.
Dave!
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) So to determine where the untruths lie, I am expected to read through the 12000+ messages in .debate to built up a profile of Larry’s views on communism/Cuba. That is preposterous. Truth/untruth may have nothing to do with Larry's past stated (...) (23 years ago, 27-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Correct. US embargoes, while bogus on their very face, and not something I support in the general case, are not a sufficient excuse for Communism's failure in Cuba in and of themselves. (...) Thanks for the restatement. (23 years ago, 27-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Larry, If you are going to claim that posters are not telling the truth, I think you should do us all the courtesy at least being willing to justify your comments rather that claiming you do not wish to "pollute" the thread further. Scott A (23 years ago, 27-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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