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billbartlett at dodo.com.au billbartlett at dodo.com.au
Sat Jan 25 03:08:17 PST 2003


At 10:49 AM -0500 24/1/03, Dennis Perrin wrote:


>Look, chum, I laid out my views on this ad nauseum yesterday. You disagree?
>Great. Really nothing more to say on the topic.

I agree, these remarks of yours added nothing to the topic:


>Well, if you say so. Feels nice saying that word -- g-e-n-o-c-i-d-e. Has a
>nice ring. I remember, during marches, when the inevitable chant would
>arise: "So-and-so, you can't hide! We charge you with GENOCIDE!" Ah, the
>rush that swept the crowd. The tingle. People actually smiled when saying
>it, imagining themselves as brave anti-fascist resisters screaming at a
>brick building across the street while passersby looked on with blank faces.
>The allure is understandable.

In future, if you have nothing more to say on a topic, other than to insult those who do, then it might be better to just say nothing. It is silly to want to have the last word when you have nothing more to say.

Bill Bartlett Bracknell Tas



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