From: Brian Holtz [brian@holtz.org]
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 11:30 AM
To: Paul Filseth
Subject: Re: unfriendly debate

> The problem is that you do not appear
> to understand the difference between friendly debate and
>  unfriendly debate.

Can you name anyone else who thinks I've been unfriendly or
uncivil to you or to anyone else on a.a.m.? 

> You crossed from one to the other without good reason

I've given my reasons, and you've admitted that you 
haven't rebutted them.

Again: before complaining about my civility in the future, 
please ruminate on a sampling of your own uncivil remarks that 
I've let slide:

  [..] doesn't mean it isn't mush when it slops onto my table.

  Are you trying to be condescending?  If so, try first reaching 
  a position of superiority.

  [..] your inference about what [I] think is as usual invalid.

  You infer falsely, as usual.

  [..] you're prone to irrational suspicions

  [..] the Holtz Standard for when to put words in other
  people's mouths?

  [..] how "exist" works in your idiolect [..]

  You don't get to be the disingenuousness police, hauling 
  people in front of your court to explain themselves, because 
  you aren't good enough at it.

  [..] the things you do that make talking to you pointless.

  [..] I'll still be talking to a brick wall.


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