Text 38820, 113 rader
Skriven 2006-09-10 13:24:46 av Jeff Smith (1:14/0)
  Kommentar till text 38815 av Björn Forsström (2:203/614.61)
Ärende: Lieberman and OBL
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Hello Björn.

10 Sep 06 16:47, you wrote to me:

 JS>>      It's not a matter of agreement. You asked a question and I
 JS>> answered it by giving you my reasons. They are why whether you
 JS>> agree with them or not.

 BF> Of course they are but I don't have to believe you.


     Then why bother asking? Whether you believe me is irrelevant
really. I just figured it a waste of time to ask questions that
you have already made up your mind to not believe the answers.


 JS>>      I have a Dell, a Sony, and a Micron. The Micron laptop is
 JS>> the oldest and I use it for HAM activities, DX logging, and
 JS>> programming the radios here, Etc.  It also has a real RS232
 JS>> serial port. Something that the manufacturer of the newer
 JS>> machines declined to include. My daughter has pretty well
 JS>> confiscated the Sony as hers. Until she (14YO) can earn to get
 JS>> her own. As a rule I build my own desktop PC's as I have found
 JS>> few manufacturers that build them to my liking. Most don't have
 JS>> the setup or hardware options that I would like.

 BF> When I bought this the wife took my Compaq 1.7 P4 laptop and her older
 BF> Compaq went to the youngest son because the motherboard in his doesn't
 BF> work any more.

 JS>>>>      Then I have some learning to do then. When people better
 JS>>>> understand each other then something important has been
 JS>>>> accomplished.

 BF>>> I think (hope anyway) that I know everyone excep 2.

 JS>>      Gee.. How many quesses do I get? <g>

 BF> Quesses? Sorry but I don't understand what you mean.

     As in the 2 exceptions.<g> Nevermind. Let's leave it a mystery.

 JS>>>>>> I tend to overlook the BS
 JS>>>>>> and focus on the more serious stuff. What little there still
 JS>>>>>> is. You probably see that as selective reading on my part. It
 JS>>>>>> actually may be but not for the reasons that you suggest.

 BF>>>>> Yes, I do since, see above, you don't partitipate in anything
 BF>>>>> else than when America is being "attacked".

 JS>>       Then stop attacking us USAians.

 BF> I haven't done that but there are one and sometimes two Americans that
 BF> constantly attacks Europe in particular and the world in general.

 JS>> You seem quick to attack and
 JS>> then say "Well, you made me do it" or words to that effect.

 BF> See above and latly I have just ignored their tries to push my
 BF> buttons. If they want to keep that childishnes up is up to them.

 JS>> I think I have
 JS>> a realistic view of the strengths and weaknesses of my country.
 JS>> And yes I am willing to defend my country if attacked. I would
 JS>> expect no less of you about yours.

 BF> Today it was a very interesting program on the radio WRT the 9 11
 BF> event and if I should take that up here I would be considered
 BF> anti-American so I leave it but we aren't that patriotic as you are.
 BF> Of course I would defend myself if someone would come here but I
 BF> wouldn't do that fight in another country. And it you want to
 BF> criticize Sweden, be my guest, I can take it. What you should find
 BF> strange I most likely would agree with but I guess that you don't know
 BF> much about what's going on here since we're not the country that have
 BF> anything to do with the world economy or anything like it.


     There have been a rash of programs here about 9/11 in recent days. I
have chosen to avoid most of them. Too many have a particular slant that
they are trying to push at the viewer. Each trying to explain the event
their own way and put the blame in a differant place. Actually I think the
responsibility does belong in several differant places.


 JS>>Looks like you have some learning to do too. Huh?
 BF>>> The only one who can convince me about that it you.
 JS>>      Then I will see what I can do.

 BF> Good.

 BF>   What you referance is
 JS>>>> the stuff nice intelligent coversations are made of. BS to me
 JS>>>> consists of things like name calling, swearing, game playing,
 JS>>>> baiting, bravado, needless sarcasm, etc. Some people seem to
 JS>>>> think that some of those are nessesary in order to communicate.
 JS>>>> I do not. You might get an occasional 'Damn' or 'Shit' out of
 JS>>>> me and an occasional attempt at being a smartass.

 BF>>> That' how it should be. Pity that not everyone have gotten that.

 JS>>      And I don't expect that everyone ever will. If things
 JS>> continue on as they are or get even worse here in Fidonet. I
 JS>> would suspect that people will continue the current trend.

 BF> I'm afraid of that too but it's just to ignore those who keeps it up.

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Jeff

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