On Mon, 11 Aug 1997, MichaelP wrote:

> Mr. Goodby, please read what I said very carefully. I said I was offended
> by "appeals to God" - and you read that as saying that YOU are not
> offended -  and - that you are spooked because you think I'm unilaterally
> deciding what other can or can't say.

No, I read it as YOU were offended. I merely offered the observation that
I was not.


>         Does this mean that Mr. Goodby is developing sensitivity because
> he feels powerless because of who he is relative to who he thinks I am
> Have I invented a new form of oppression?

To be honest, I haven't given much thought to "who I think you are". At
least consciously, I've been trying to focus on the arguments you offer.

As far as my feeling "powerless", on the contrary, the privilidge of
seriously discussing these issues with thoughtful people feels empowering.
I don't often have my views on these issues seriously considered in most
of my social interactions, as they have been here.

> MichaelP
>
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> On Mon, 11 Aug 1997, Robert G Goodby wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 11 Aug 1997, MichaelP wrote:
> >
> > > Please leave out appeals to God from your stated desire to not have
> > > racist guilt placed on your shoulders. Such references offend me - you
> > > may commune with YOUR personal deity all you wish but I don't wish to
> > > hear such communications, promises, contracts as justification for your
> > > attempt to improve things.
> >
> > I'm afraid I didn't read anything offensive in Mr. Hartley's response.
> >  What gets a bit spooky is when self-appointed representatives of the
> > oppressed start unilaterally deciding what others can or can't say...
>