Thank you, Paul. You have said what needed to be said.

"Paul E. Doniger" wrote:

> To my fellow educators,
>
> Perhaps it is foolish of me to make this request, but some of the recent
> exchanges over the tragedy have become too mean spirited and uncivil to
> ignore. We are supposed to be representatives of a community of critical
> thinkers. We are supposed to be more sensitive than most to the power of
> words. We are supposed to know that once something is said, it is difficult
> to make it un-said. We are supposed to be mindful of the value of
> diversity -- not only of ethnicity, but also of thought.
>
> Why can't we also be civil in our differences? Why can't we agree, even in
> times of upheaval, to treat one another with simple common decency?
>
> I implore everyone not to increase the anger and rage that many of us are
> feeling over the events of last Tuesday and their aftermath. If we cannot
> respond to these events with clear heads and clean tongues, then perhaps it
> would be best that we don't respond at all. Let's be representatives of
> kindness even when there seem to be no other such representatives.
>
> If need be, count to ten before commenting on the tragedy. Count very
> slowly. Let's not descend to a level of discourse that seems hardly better
> than the thoughts of those who angered us in the first place by their insane
> actions last week.
>
> Paul E. Doniger
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Robert Einarsson <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 4:55 PM
> Subject: Re: reply to Ken Bain
>
> > Johanna,
> >
> > if you would like a cessation of ideological debate then don't write
> > in and say that some of us are "those who do not choose to see
> > only the good in US foreign policy."  This imples that there are
> > others on this list are purposely ignorant and wrong headed about
> > U.S. policy.
> >
> > I know that most academics are skilled insinuators.  It's pretty
> > hypocritical too.  So don't make ideological remarks because from
> > now on I am answering each and every ideological remark, no
> > matter how snide.
> > -----------------------------------------------------
> > Sincerely, Robert Einarsson
> > please visit me at
> > http://www.artsci.gmcc.ab.ca/people/einarssonb
> >
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