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Re: Ok, show me where I have lied? Or apologise.
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 23 Oct 2001 16:16:23 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
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> > An organization coule be essentially a "white man's club" and still have a
> > token black lady as a member. Surely you recognize that.
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> No.
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> Had Scott said "the LP is disproportionately skewed demographically to males
> and caucasians" that would be one thing. It's even something I've said
> myself in the past, along with other observations about makeup.
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> But to say it is a "White Man's Club" carries several connotations:
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> - that it is a club. It is not a club, it is a political party.
> - that it restricts membership based on gender or ethnicity
> - that this somehow matters as to the correctness or validity of the ideas
> themselves or how people should view them
Or it could mean that it is an organisation which fronted by a "white" guy.
You are squirming, and you know it.
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> This term was chosen for pejorative effect. In other words, it's a lie. He
> could have said what he meant to say using non pejorative words, but he
> chose to slur and smear instead.
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> When he was called on it, he then went down the "Larry counts noses
> regularly" with the "isn't that sick" implication path.
Did you not say "I count noses"?
> That's another
> choice of wording chosen for pejorative effect. In other words, it's another
> lie.
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> Scott "worries about me" with again, the implication that there is something
> to worry about. Another lie.
I think we all have "something to worry about". ;)
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> Scott lies this way pretty regularly. It may not be always easy to spot but
> it's there.
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> I will not apologise for calling him on it.
> I will not apologise for pointing this out with this particular example (and
> not with every other example I could find).
> I will however apologise that it has come to this point.
What should I do then? Start saying where I think you are a "liar"? The
notion is ridiculous. You need to grow up and account for you actions. Do so
now.
Scott A
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> ++Lar
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