Madam (if that be the case), bears shit in the woods indeed, let's
try (allowing for inability) to keep this out of the gutter, or
at least out of the street.>
> >Chomsky's support for the US empire in Yugoslavia must be forgiven.
>
> William,
>
> I do wish you'd refrain from making these silly, snide comments. I don't
> see why my InBox has to fill up with drivel such as this. While I most
> certainly empathize with your contempt for U.S. policy, I'm afraid you
> come across as naive and foolish. Your e-mails are going to several dozen
> people and yet you do not seem to feel the slightest obligation to offer
> either info or analysis. If you're just being hugely ironic, I'm afraid
> it isn't funny. Last time you accused me of being a silent accessory to
> the genocide in Vietnam, and you accused a Serbian, with whom you did not
> agree, of being a CIA agent. Other posts have been of the consummate
> Bears Shit In The Woods variety: Israel is a U.S. surrogate: Corporate
> media is biased: the NATO bombing was wicked... etc. Can't you see this
> is all just tedious drivel? The vigour of your earnestness reminds me of
> a spitting contest. Please bear in mind that there are sentient beings on
> this list, and apply a little bit of sentience to your penny's worth. Why
> not write a little piece, for instance, on what you see as 'Milosevicism'
> in terms of education, welfare state, the judiciary, labour rights,
> healthcare etc. and perhaps kick off an interesting discussion of what
> the Balkans lost when he fell from power.
>
> I do not think you should be censored William - this is just a plea for
> you to censor yourself, or maybe express yourself in a way that actually
> contributes something.
>
> My apologies to everyone else on this list for clogging up YOUR InBoxes
> with THIS e-mail.
>
> Cheers
>
> Adrian
>