Don Baccus wrote:
>
> >Rather than risk alienating and offending donb, or (Heaven forbid) being
> >a possible subject of his anger, I have posted a private e-mail reply to
> >David Anderson.
>
> If you've read closely, you'll see it is the stereotyping that I
> object to - and I've tried to make it clear I object to this
> stereotyping in both directions.
>
> I've met cowboys and ranchers that disgust me, and cowboys and
> ranchers and other locals that I genuinely like.
>
> >It really sickens me to see tweeters deteriorate like this.
>
> Well, yes, I was rather sickened to awaken yesterday to a post
> that essentially lumped all us city tweets into a lump of
> effete, city-slicker types who don't know anything
> about the natural world that we seek to protect.
>
> How do you expect me to react? "Why, yes, Dave, you've captured
> the real me!" ???
>
> Stereotyping is the first step down the path towards intolerance.

- Don,
You're right it is the first step, and a big one! I only did so
because of my inability to address the convolutions of individuality a
newsgroup environment. Please however, don't think of this as
deterioration of Tweeters! Anger is a good memory stimulus. If i could
create the same discussion on the other side of the fence, I would,
becauseI feel that in the long run it will lead to a better
understanding.

Dave


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