Date: Sat, 5 May 2001 15:29:17 -0500 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Publishers attacks on public rights. Message-ID: <15092.25245.522296.661709@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20010505100806.04406ce0@localhost> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20010505095934.04417930@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20010504213229.043f5460@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20010504122121.04699dc0@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20010504093633.045b1850@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20010504091914.0467d5b0@localhost> <15090.43795.549818.410213@guru.mired.org> <15091.47616.961220.499572@guru.mired.org> <4.3.2.7.2.20010505100806.04406ce0@localhost>
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Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> types: > At 10:05 AM 5/5/2001, Rahul Siddharthan wrote: > >Brett Glass said on May 5, 2001 at 10:02:15: > >> Nonsense. However, by advocating moderation, > >Am I the only one who finds this hilarious? > Extremists often try to brand those who advocate > moderation as being extremists themselves. It's > a "spin" tactic that those who think critically > are able to see through. This just gets funnier and funnier. Brett is right - and makes a *perfect* example of the kind of thing he's talking about. He's by far the most extreme person on the list, and also one of the first who brands more people as "extremists zealots." <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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