Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 20:38:49 -0700
Subject: Re: (urth) Tut, tut, and a little history
From: Lisa Schaffer-Doggett 



> On Mon, 2003-07-28 at 22:26, Alice K. Turner wrote:
>
>> It seems to me that there is enirely too much ad hominen squabbling 
>> going on
>> here--if this list degenerates into Usenet, I, for one, will depart. 
>> Take it
>> to e-mail if you want to insult one another, especially wrt race or
>> religion.
>

Don wholeheartedly agrees with this, however . . .


On Tuesday, July 29, 2003, at 07:06 AM, Josh Geller wrote:


> Yes. Well. I find it interesting that the only person here who *really*
> has understood what I meant by my original, regrettable and regretted
> remark has been Dan'l Danehy-Oakes himself, the target of my 
> misdirected
> barb, whose wife hales from this very district and in fact shares my
> attitude towards people who disrespect mi barrio, esse?
>

I too understand.  This place (bay area) is a little like the Balkans 
sometimes or maybe more like "Gangs of New York" with BMW's.  The sharp 
economic divide, combined with the overpopulation, xenophobia, and 
covert racism that festers below the surface here can really do a 
number on your attitude.   Plus it's been hot as hell here lately. 
Still courtesy and care (especially with emails) are best.  I'm not 
sure why I wrote this except to say that while I disagree with what 
happened, I know it didn't come from some emotionally unstable 
neverland.

Regards to all
Don



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