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Article #32Re: Seattle, anyone?
From: Bill Baskett
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 21:13
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? -- Bill Baskett, Network Manager vx: 604 363-4635 fx: 604 363-4513 Royal Roads Military College em: BBaskett@post.RoyalRoads.ca Victoria, B.C. "this space for hire"
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Newsgroups: bc.general,ubc.general Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!uunet.ca!xenitec!van-bc!ubc-cs!news.UVic.CA!ra.royalroads.ca!bbaskett From: bbaskett@post.RoyalRoads.ca (Bill Baskett) Subject: Re: Seattle, anyone? Message-ID: <1992Aug25.211346.14542@ra.royalroads.ca> Sender: bbaskett@ra.royalroads.ca (Bill Baskett) Organization: Royal Roads Military College, Victoria, B.C. References: <1992Aug23.174730.4306@ee.ubc.ca> <1992Aug23.203321.10023@sfu.ca> <1992Aug24.021744.4646@ee.ubc.ca> <1992Aug24.170203.27333@sfu.ca> Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 21:13:46 GMT Lines: 41