Three words, Terry: "Physician, heal thyself."
While I contributed to the criticism of Dayton's demeanor, I in no way made
ANY remarks that could even be REMOTELY construed as racist and I greatly
resent your suggestion that I might have. You should think very carefully
before painting everyone with the same broad strokes of condemnation next
time, as in doing so you only let the air out of your own arguments.
For the record, I'm a high school graduate with a year of junior college,
but I certainly don't resent those with a higher level of education as you
seem to.
Best wishes,
Jeff in San Diego
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry Thompson" <firespiter@yahoo.com>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:04 AM
Subject: Let's all bring it down a level re:China
>
> I don't want to tell anyone what to do, but can we
> please tone down the Chinese bashing and flamming a
> bit?
> We've all bought stuff indirectly from China, and
> although we can't deny the fact that there is forced
> labor (slave?) and underpaid labor in China, we
> shouldn't be so indignant to think that "Oh he's
> chinese or in china, he must be involved with
> political prison labor and a communist."
> Your locale doesn't quantify your approval of local
> labor policies. I live in the U.S., it doesn't mean I
> buy clothes from Kathy Lee Gifford and have children
> sewing crap in my basement....I do. But that's a
> seperate issue. Our nation turns a blind eye towards
> countries that keep us fat and happy as hogs in slop.
>
> Some of you are starting to come across like racists.
> (And hypocritical racists at that) And although I
> think it's great that most of you just don't want to
> support foreign economies to keep America's strong, if
> he wants to put his hopes into a business venture over
> seas, let him. That's his deal. No need to be abusive.
> And believe me, people have made money on much less
> secure foundational concepts e.g. "Idea: We'll sell
> coffee and tea for $4.00 a cup and we'll call it
> Starbucks!" (If any of your forefathers had a part in
> the 'boston tea party' they should be rolling over in
> their graves. I know that a 1% tax hike and CHOSING to
> pay $4 for a cup of coffee are completely different,
> but it is a bit ironic, nes pa?) And even if you
> already tried a similar entreprenaureal career that
> didn't work out, maybe he'll do something different to
> be successful where you couldn't (like having
> investors). And if he falls on his face, let him. He's
> a big boy. He knows what he's doing. I didn't know we
> had so many "experts" on imported trade to give their
> heart felt (yet abusive) advice to. There's a
> difference between constructive criticism "And you're
> an idiot if think that's going to work." Atleast we
> all know where to post a message if we ever want to
> destroy our motivation to have career goals.
>
> But back to the point...
>
> None of you are here to win friends, and it's the
> American way to speak your mind, but why can't we do
> it and at the same time exercise a little tact and
> common courtesy to keep everything civil. "If you
> can't say something nice..." or how "People who live
> in glass houses..."
>
> And since when are we grading peoples' grammar here?
> If we're going to start a flame war over misspelling
> and syntax, lets go! I've got a ammunition for about
> 90% of the list members. I barely passed high school
> English with D, and compared to some of you, I'm a
> friggin' English professor. Come on, people, brake out
> your spell-checkers. Let's go.
>
> And if you truely feel the need to be intollerant..the
> Carver switches in my car and some of the color-coded
> wire are from China. Just let me know if you want to
> firebomb my car, so I don't waste the money on the new
> body panels and paint job before hand.
>
> Get your heads out of your asses (or out of your
> pointy white sheets) and use some of your high
> fellutin' college educations to aquire a bit of tact
> or atleast make an attempt to act less ignorant then
> you accuse others of being. Evidently intelligence
> doesn't have a direct correlation with manners.
>
> -Terry (moving on)
> '76 Spit 1500 bought by a lower class individual with
> a few chinks (as in the middle english term for money.
> You narrow minded racist bastards.)
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