sdd@pyuxh.UUCP (S Daniels) (05/08/85)
While I certainly can understand fervor and emotion aroused by the President Reagan's recent visit to Bitburg(sp?), I cannot understand the tactics used by some members of the net.politics community in "discussing" the matter. While I haven't read all of the postings--I have an aversion to articles with more than 75 lines--I've read enough to realize that no one ever advocated forgetting the Holocaust, rehabilitating the SS, or blaming subsequent generations for the specific acts of previous generations/individuals. There's no reason for the caustic remarks. Let us remember that the net is a semi-public forum bound by our cooperation and civility. Arguments based solely on sarcasm and the belittling of the opponent serve no useful purpose, and voices raised in anger are seldom heard by anyone other than the person doing the shouting. A thought to remember. Some of the people who read the net might be writing your next year's appraisal or be potential employers. -- Steve Daniels (!pyuxh!sdd) "I'm counting the smiles on the road to Utopia."
mms1646@acf4.UUCP (Michael M. Sykora) (05/09/85)
>/* sdd@pyuxh.UUCP (S Daniels) / 6:12 pm May 7, 1985 */ >A thought to remember. Some of the people who read the net might be writing >your next year's appraisal or be potential employers. >-- >Steve Daniels (!pyuxh!sdd) "I'm counting the smiles on the road to Utopia." So what?