alister air writes:
> At 09:49 1/10/99 +0200, Martin William Smith wrote:
> >alister air writes:
> > > Martin William Smith wrote:
> > >
> > > >Protesting dishonestly?  Yes, that is a cop-out.
> > >
> > > Deliberately misrepresenting what I said is perhaps not the best
> > > debating tactic to use.  Martin, protesting is a lot more than
> > > holding a rally and then going home.  You apparently don't realise
> > > this.
> >
> >Alister, *you* deliberately misrepresented what *I* said.  I wasn't
> >sure what you meant, although I think I got it.  I responded to both
> >alternatives, and *you* deleted the one that addressed your meaning.
> >That is not only not the best debating tactic, it is dishonest.
>
> I've included it all again to point out what seemed clear to me.  My
> initial claim was that claiming protesters are dishonest is a cop-out.  You
> then wrote "Protesting dishonestly?  Yes, that is a cop-out."
>
> This was a deliberate misrepresentation of what I'd said.  Your response to
> the other alternative was not relevant, in my opinion.

I apologize for misrepresenting what you said.

martin