[PEN-L:4645] Re:theory & experimentation -- & libertarians?

[Trond Andresen <Trond.Andresen@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

John Rosenthal asks

> Why did Mark Nadler's posting of a couple of days ago inspire
> a little spate of messages concerning libertarians and the internet??

His rhetorics. If one wants serious discussion one should be more
careful. We do not have visuals and body language here on the net.

>..being labelled either a "libertarian"
> or an "internet pest".

I did not say that HE neccessarily was this, even if he
sounded that way. But I uphold that "libertarians" are an internet
pest.

> Anyway, I would not be so quick to judge -- neither assumed friend nor assumed
> foe.
>

Generally, I agree. But I am tired of posters destroying attempts at
serious discussion with "fun-making". I am not without humour, but
Mark's reply was not humorous in a friendly way.  Be polite and
serious, and you get treated seriously and politely back.

Mark A. Nadler himself now says

> 	Thank-you, John.  Mostly lacking "real" beliefs myself in any system of
> social thought or ideology, I frequently forget about the sensibilities of
> those fortunate enough to "really" believe.
> I should have used my common
> sense and addressed Trond in a straight forward manner.  While it would have
> been less fun, maybe some of my points would have been understood instead of
> dismissed as the mere ranting of a libertarian (another group of "real"
> believers).

Exactly! Now I am waiting for serious replies to my original questions.
And your hint about my "sensibilities" due to my intense "belief" is
misplaced. I am not a fundamentalist.

Trond

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