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Re: LEGO Made in China & Charges of Racism
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sat, 8 Sep 2001 00:08:25 GMT
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Greg Perry wrote:
> LFB - thanks for the further validation that my original posting was not
> guilty of the charges that others were so quick to hurl at it. As it so
> typical with the people who screech "Racism!" and "Bigot!" (and living here
> in Richmond, Virginia I get to hear plenty of that) there's not going to be
> any follow up that provides proof of their charges. For people like this it
> seems that once they invoke the "R-Word" that's the end of the discussion or
> argument. In their minds they've proven their point and anyone who further
> questions is, well they're racists too!
Welcome to The United States of the Offended.
For an interesting read try the "Bill of No Rights". One idea I always liked
from it was that you do not have the right to be not offended.
--
David "Scooter" Lukens O- dml6@po.cwru.edu KC8AGZ - Technician
Remember to always look up at the sky, you never know what may be up there.
Home page: "http://vorlon.cwru.edu/~lukens" ICQ#1670736
We don't understand the software, and sometimes we don't understand the
hardware, but we can *see* the blinking lights.
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| Hey David, (...) Yeah. That's why once I've made a charge, if it's contested, I'll continue on (or apologize if I may have been wrong). Throwing things around flippantly like that will eventually destroy their meaning. I blame television. :) (...) (23 years ago, 8-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: LEGO Made in China & Charges of Racism
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| (...) LFB - thanks for the further validation that my original posting was not guilty of the charges that others were so quick to hurl at it. As it so typical with the people who screech "Racism!" and "Bigot!" (and living here in Richmond, Virginia (...) (23 years ago, 7-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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