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 > > > > To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface > at: > > http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html > > and select "Join or leave the list" > > > > Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ > > > > To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html > and select "Join or leave the list" > > Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/