On Wednesday, March 6, 2002, at 04:02 PM, Charles Brown wrote:
> repression
> "Justin Schwartz" <jkschw at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re:
>
>>
>>
>>> You and Justin are slanderers and liars.
>>
>> Oh, chill out Charles.
>>
>> jks
>>
>> ^^^^^^
>>
>> CB: Your repressive inclinations, historically typical of liberal
>> democrats, are showing once again.
>>
>
> It's repressive to suggest that you chill out? Is this Marcusean
> repressive
> tolerance?
>
> jks
>
> ^^^^^
>
> CB: It means I should stop saying what I am saying. That would be
> repression of what I am saying.
jesus, charles, you're sure saying an awful lot for someone whose speech is being repressed.
>
> And it's sort of like if I were to ask you if you still beat your
> wife. Implied in your statement is the proposition that I am not
> chilled out, or that I need to chill out, when in fact I don't.
that wouldn't be repression, anyway. it would be what justin will probably tell you is a "complex question." but then, i guess logic is repressive.
if you don't think you need to chill out, then don't get worked up about how you don't neeed to chill out.
this is all so meta my frickin' head is spinning.
jeff