Thank you. The main point is that people should be able to express
themselves.  The power of words allows individuals to work out their
feelings.  We ought not to get "hot" over what people say, but recognize
that people are trying to work things out for themselves.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul E. Doniger" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 9:54 PM
Subject: Re: civility in times of crisis


> 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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