# Urth Digest, Vol 57, Issue 45

*The Urth list — 1 messages, 1 voices, 20 May 2009*

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### David Stockhoff
*20 May 2009, 12:30*

I did not say that at all. You merely assumed it, because you substitute assumption for thought.

And that's what gets you called a wingnut, not the other thing.

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> Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 07:32:11 -0400
> From: Daniel D Jones <ddjones at riddlemaster.org>
> Subject: Re: (urth) Gene Wolfe Fans Talk Politics (Again)
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> On Tuesday 19 May 2009 21:24:44 David Stockhoff wrote:

>> Sorry, when did I say the American Civil War was justified? It was not.
>> See, I've read up on it a bit.

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> You seem to be implying that the current government is one which rules "with 
> the consent of the governed."  I was pointing out that it was, in fact, no 
> such thing.

>> BTW, in my last post, I meant to add a ";)" after I called you a wingnut.
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>> You're still a wingnut, but I don't mean it in a nasty way.  ;) 

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> Trust me, I've been called much worse than that and in a quite nasty way.  I 
> don't take offense easily.  I do think it's sad, however, that simply 
> believing in the freedom of the individual is so far from mainstream thought 
> that it gets me called a "wingnut."
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