An apology to ...Re history of word "idiot"

[Max Sawicky]

> . . .  So while I agree with Doyle in connecting the everyday use of
"moron" and "idiot" with the social treatment of disability, I would suggest
that if one attends to the history of "idiot," one could justify Carl using
that term in reference to Max, for Max's fundamental principle, as
exemplified in his posts on this list, is his refusal to subordinate the
pseudo-politics of representative "democracy" to the discourse of public
action grounded in public discourse among the *demos*.  . . . >
> [Max, there is no insult here, or there is only if you confuse my specific
> and historically grounded use of "idiot" with any of the popular
> or current usages of the term.]>

Rave on.

MBS