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Re: Seattle, anyone?

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From: Bill Baskett
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 21:13
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In article <1992Aug24.170203.27333@sfu.ca>, probst@fraser.sfu.ca (Scott Probst) writes:
|> In article <1992Aug24.021744.4646@ee.ubc.ca> jmorriso@ee.ubc.ca (John Paul Morrison) writes:
|> >In article <1992Aug23.203321.10023@sfu.ca> probst@fraser.sfu.ca (Scott Probst) writes:
|> >>In article <1992Aug23.174730.4306@ee.ubc.ca> jmorriso@ee.ubc.ca (John Paul Morrison) writes:
|> >>>In article <1992Aug21.203735.11260@sfu.ca> probst@fraser.sfu.ca (Scott Probst) writes:
|> >>>>In article <1992Aug21.202345.24264@cs.ubc.ca> hassan@cs.ubc.ca (Moustafa M Hassan) writes:
|> >>>>>* hassan@cs.ubc.ca         |  Political correctness is a euphemism *  
|> >>>>>* TEL/FAX: (604) 535-2826  |  for intellectual stagnation.         *
|> >>>>
|> >>>>just thought is worth a comment: "political correctness" doesn't exist,
|> >>>
|> >>>Ah yes! What a politically incorrect faux-pas! After all, by calling you
|> >>>"politically-correct" we are in fact defining you, which is A Bad Thing,
|> >>>according to all the deconstructionist-postmodern types. By defining you
|> >>
|> >>... a lot cut, but you get the picture. actually, i tend not to include myself
|> >>are a way for people not to address the real issues underlying the talk. if
|> >>you wanted to actually address any particular issue, that would be great.
|> >
|> >What on earth do you mean?? Do you mean to say that I am a racist because I
|> >mentioned  race? If you don't see the parody of the "white-
|> >European males" statement, I really don't know what you are thinking.
|> >
|> >I am not "cheapening" the discussion (much). I was basically criticizing
|> >the typical PC manner of thinking:
|> >
|> you brought in the race thing, not me. do you have any particular issue,
|> rather than this beat-up meta-issue, that you would like to address?
|> 
|> -- 
|> Scott Probst: Brain and Behaviour Laboratory, Psychology dept, SFU
|>               Graduate Issues Officer, Simon Fraser Student Society.
|> e-mail: probst@fraser.sfu.ca - ph: (604) 291 3354/3181 - fax: (604) 291 5843
|>               "yes, well, and here we go again..." - Dr H. S. Thompson

So, are you guys going to Seattle or what?
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Subject: Re: Seattle, anyone?
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