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Very well said, thank you Chris At 09:26 AM 5/27/2004 -0400, you wrote: >My two cents' worth: Expressing a strongly held opinion is not the same thing >as being disrespectful of others, and I think these two things are being >confused. I don't see the rampant disrespect among list members that >others find. >If disrespect is present it seems to be in the discussion following opinion >posts, more than in the posts themselves. > >I imagine there are personal and cultural differences at work here: e.g., >whether you grew up in a household where no controversial subject was >welcome, or >your dining table was a cheerful nightly free-for-all. (Remember the Grammy >Hall Easter dinner scene in Annie Hall?) > >IMHO, there's nothing wrong with saying what you believe and everyone should >be free to make their opinions and their point of view known, with due respect >to those on the list who disagree. > >Kathleen > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn