Uh, no Musa, the attention I'm getting is only
because people respond to me, and I respond not because I want attention but
because I have something to say, not because I want attention. I'm only as
much of a threat to a united opposition as people make me out to be. And I
really believe that you've given me way too much credit, when all I did was call
things as I saw them. I think there were other well-known, and
well-documented factors that I won't rehash here, that led to the demise of a
united opposition, and not what some miniscule person said on an email list
somewhere. However, if it makes you feel better to put the demise of the
project to unite the opposition on the shoulders of one insignificant person, go
right ahead.
I'll remember this the next time you and others
talk about how much you value free speech, which obviously you don't, unless of
course, it agrees with what you already believe.
I may not agree with many on here, but I'm not
going to tell them to shut up, I'm not going to blame them for something failing
that they had no part in the failure of, and I'm not going to try to insult
them.
And if you don't like my messages, do like I do, if
I see the post of someone that I don't want to read, I use the delete button,
liberally at times. Believe me, it can definitely reduce your stress
level.
And people say it's only women that get all
emotional and bent out of shape over the smallest of things.
I can honestly say that though Jabou and I
disagree, vehemently, it seems, she didn't tell me to shut up, she didn't tell
me to "go back and tell this to the hibbies in Clarksville", etc. And I
have to respect that, that it was the woman who disagreed with me with maturity,
and tactfulness, and I could only wish that more of the men followed that lead
instead of taking snipes like little boys on the playground would do.
I could see Jabou and I disagreeing over a cup of
tea, coffee, etc., and I'd imagine that even though we might not
agree, we'd probably come to a common understanding, and it might also be
possible that I might learn a thing or two, that we might find that we agree on
more than we disagree.
I responded to Jabou because I respect her and I
felt that her message deserved a response, and I don't think we're going to
agree on this issue, so I think it's better to just leave it alone. Lest
it create enmity and anger between people unnecessarily. Again, I
reiterate that we're losing sight of the real goal, as I understand it, in the
bickering back and forth.
At any rate, the thought that I could
single-handedly cause the united opposition to fail is just, well,
laughable. And it's hyperbole in its truest form.
Ginny
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