From: Greg Menke <gregm-news....@zxy.mindspring.com>
Subject: Re: the naggum-mine claims another victim
Date: 2000/11/29
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> 
>   Not quite true.  People like Raffael give _people_ in general way too
>   much importance, failing to understand the role of people.  That's how
>   it is possible for him to make the _kind_ of idiotic argument he makes
>   in the first place.  It is people like that him who scare _technical_
>   people off, like stalkers and unwanted sexual advances from people who
>   don't know when to keep their _personal_ "interests" to themselves.
>   To Raffael, this _is_ deeply personal.  He does not understand that
>   there is _nothing_ personal in what I do.  He never will, either.
>   This Aaron jerk is bordering on a becoming a lost case because he,
>   too, believes that this is personal, and fails to understand that his
>   _person_ has nothing whatsoever to do with this, only his choices and
>   his actions, which he has shown us that he is unlikely to change, just
>   like Raffael is unlikely ever to change his, and therefore will never
>   see a different reaction to his choices and actions, either.

This is sort of like watching a force of nature at work.  Immutable,
inexorable and unforgiving.  If I tried to abuse people so thoroughly
and simultaneously on so many fronts, I think I would burst an artery.

I too find following these threads is sometimes a quilty pleasure, but
killfiles aren't the best solution because Erik often has very
pertinent and useful things to say.  I guess the best approach is to
just post <carefully> and be prepared to shut up regardless of the
flogging.

Gregm