Tut, tut, and a little history

Lisa Schaffer-Doggett · 30 Jul 2003, 03:38 · from urth-v0307.mbox · original

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From: Lisa Schaffer-Doggett <harlekin at earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: (urth) Tut, tut, and a little history
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 20:38:49 -0700
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> On Mon, 2003-07-28 at 22:26, Alice K. Turner wrote:
>
>> It seems to me that there is enirely too much ad hominen squabbling=20
>> going on
>> here--if this list degenerates into Usenet, I, for one, will depart.=20
>> Take it
>> to e-mail if you want to insult one another, especially wrt race or
>> religion.
>

Don wholeheartedly agrees with this, however . . .

On Tuesday, July 29, 2003, at 07:06 AM, Josh Geller wrote:

> Yes. Well. I find it interesting that the only person here who *really*
> has understood what I meant by my original, regrettable and regretted
> remark has been Dan'l Danehy-Oakes himself, the target of my=20
> misdirected
> barb, whose wife hales from this very district and in fact shares my
> attitude towards people who disrespect mi barrio, esse?
>

I too understand.  This place (bay area) is a little like the Balkans=20
sometimes or maybe more like "Gangs of New York" with BMW's.  The sharp=20
economic divide, combined with the overpopulation, xenophobia, and=20
covert racism that festers below the surface here can really do a=20
number on your attitude.   Plus it's been hot as hell here lately.=20
Still courtesy and care (especially with emails) are best.  I'm not=20
sure why I wrote this except to say that while I disagree with what=20
happened, I know it didn't come from some emotionally unstable=20
neverland.

Regards to all
Don

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