[net.politics] Judging people who advocate mass starvation

pvp@ihuxl.UUCP (01/30/84)

>    I trust that YOU, sir, "do not profess to be a Christian;" else, have
>    you forgotten "Judge not that ye not be judged?"
>
>    No matter what your opinion or what the topic, to term someone whom you
>    have never met "a disgrace to the human race" is undeniably immature
>    and wholly despicable.
>
>    I would take the time to pick your rather shallow argument apart, but
>    it appears that the target of your invective has done so quite effectively
>    already. 

The quotation above concerns people who like to decide how sinful other
people are. As I recall, it refers to a passage in the Bible where
a woman was about to be stoned to death by the fine, upstanding
gentlemen of her community. Can I assume that you are criticizing the
gentleman who recently expressed the desire to bash my skull in?
As you might recollect, that was part of his effective retort.

As far as considering people I have never met to be a disgrace to
the human race, I have personally never met Hitler, Stalin, or Amin.
Even so, I consider them a disgrace, based on my knowledge of
their actions and their avowed philosophy. Do you consider Reagan immature
and despicable for what he calls the leaders of the USSR, even though
he has never met them?

> So, I will simply state that I am deeply offended by the tone
>    of your message and hope that in the future you will take the time to
>    think about what you say before inflicting such ad hominim garbage on
>    the net.

Do you really consider it garbage to point out that someone who advocates
the deliberate starvation of millions of people is displaying the
moral sensibilities of Attila the Hun? Nice to know you've got
your priorities straight. It's OK to advocate starving all those
people, but let's not get insulting about it!

	Phil Polli
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