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Ack. I hope I wasn't too frank here. I didn't mean to create a stir ether and I did not think that any of the geeks here would be offended by my views. I've just been watching the conflict happen over on the wacco bbs/newslist for a couple months. One electrical engineer posted a several page explanation of why this wi-fi was so much less of an issue than almost anything else electrical (microwave ovens, cell phones, tv/raido, etc...) but he was largely ignored. Also there is a decidedly one sided bent over there where there are regular petition drives but no drive for the opposition to be heard. <br>
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I have for some time watched people get caught up in "the fight", whatever that fight may be. It turns into a sort of crowd mentality where even the flimsiest logic or none at all wins the day. Perhaps my strongest observances of this were anti-war protesters who where bussed into Santa Rosa. The group turned into a violent mob of vandals. Now just to keep things straight, I'm against the war. I was embarrassed by these peoples actions. <br>
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On another occasion there were several statement on wacco by one of the heads of PETA. I dared to question those statements and was pretty much shunned. I found when I actually looked into the what was being touted that the numbers were hugely inflated and most of what was said was not true. <br>
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I rather think that there is a rational that when one is knee deep in "the fight" facts are merely things to be bent to your use no mater what side your on. I also find that people in "the fight" tend to have their eyes glaze over weirdly. They make the hair stand up on the back of my neck.<br>
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I hope that this doesn't upset anyone, that was not and is not my intent. I just try to think clearly.<br>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">On Thu 03/13/08 10:23 AM , Christopher Wagner waggie@waggie.net sent:<br>
</span><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(245, 245, 245); margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 0px;">The fault is partially mine for using inflammatory vocabulary to begin
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My intention was not to spark uncivil behavior. I believe firmly in
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Thanks for your input, everyone.
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<span style="color: red;">> On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:44:25 -0700, "Scott Doty" <<a href="mailto:scott@ponzo.net">scott@ponzo.net</a>> said:
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<span style="color: red;">>> I agree, and that is why I addressed the issue civilly...
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<span style="color: red;">> I thought you had, yours was not the post that pushed me to write. But
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<span style="color: red;">> there's no way I'm going to participate any more in this thread.
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<span style="color: red;">> Best of luck to you all :)
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<span style="color: red;">> Cheerful regards,
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