[lbo-talk] Correction

Bill Bartlett billbartlett at dodo.com.au
Tue Mar 2 15:51:04 PST 2004


At 5:26 PM -0500 2/3/04, Doug Henwood wrote:


>"Traitor" is not an acceptable choice of words either. Sorry if I
>failed to be evenhanded in my moderation. Like I've said before,
>people can disagree all they like, but impugning the motives or
>character or material composition of interlocutors is wrong.

Why not motives? The motives of those who express an opinion are crucial to understanding the arguments. If motives cannot be explored, if "why" cannot be asked, then discussion is extremely shallow and pointless.

Bill Bartlett Bracknell Tas



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