Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]it is why the three topics of conversation forbidden in Navy wardrooms are: sex, religion and politics, not necessarily in that order. ;-) Seth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rei Shinozuka" <shino@panix.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 8:53 AM Subject: Saloon Speaker has Spoken (WAS Re: [Leica] Re: Inauguration) > On Jan21 21:14, Brian Reid wrote: >> Please do not use the LUG as a place to discuss national politics of any >> country. > > that's it. the saloon keeper has said: "take it to the forum!" > > political discussion in civil conversation is different than discussing > writing instruments, time pieces, or sartorial style simply because > politics > inspires emnity, rather than cameraderie. face it, we have irreconcilable > viewpoints--what thomas sowell refers to as "Conflicts of Vision," that > cannot > be broached in casual discourse, and is additionally inflamed by the > mainstream and alternative media. > > for my part, i haven't said anything derogatory about my president, > current or past, (at least i've tried hard in the past couple of years). > > i'd rather be leica friends with 100% of you guys and gals, than rolling > in the dust with 52.9% of you. > > very sincerely, > -rei > > > -- > Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com > Ridgewood, New Jersey > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.12/1909 - Release Date: 1/22/2009 7:08 AM