Text 9725, 54 rader
Skriven 2005-04-05 13:21:01 av Michiel van der Vlist (2:280/5555)
   Kommentar till text 9723 av Robert Couture (1:229/2000)
Ärende: 2nd Observation
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Hello Robert,

05 Apr 2005 06:26, Robert Couture wrote to Michiel van der Vlist:

 RC> Michiel van der Vlist -> Robert Couture wrote:

 MvdV>> I have never come across a European who goes into a flat spin 
 MvdV>> over the use /in itself/ of the word "Nazi". It is always the 
 MvdV>> context that makes it repulsive or not.

 RC> Does not mean they do not exist, though.

If they exist - which I doubt - they are just as narrow minded as the Americans
that go in a flat spin over the mere mention of the "N" word.
 
 RC>>> Now if we were to want to do it, neither term need be raised in
 RC>>> an International forum out of courtesy for those it offends.

 MvdV>> It would have a lot more credible if you had said that before 
 MvdV>> the "N" issue came up. You said nothing when Dan Ceppa signed a
 MvdV>>  message with "Sieg Heil" and when Roy posted other Nazi crap.

 RC> Ever heard of the term Live and Learn?

Of course, I do it every day.

 RC> Ever changed your mind on something?

Yes, I'll give you one example. I used to think that the Americans were the
good guys. I changed my mind between ten and five years ago.

 MvdV> Ever learned from an experience?

Of course. But I have been asked not to tell... ;-)

 MvdV>> Now you are too late to be credible.

 RC> This is a fine example how things can never improve ... and not 
 RC> learning from an experience.

You have learned nothing. You just say you have. But your actions contradict
what you are saying. You still have to apologise to Björn for calling him a
criminal while you now know that what he does is not against Swedish law.

You still won't accept that you can't get what you want: that this area is
moderated in a d=way different from what you prefer. If you had learned
something, you would drop your quest against Björn and direct your energy
elsewhere.
 

Cheers, Michiel

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