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Re: Seattle, anyone?

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From: AU TRI BANG
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 01:52
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In article <1992Aug25.211346.14542@ra.royalroads.ca> bbaskett@post.RoyalRoads.ca (Bill Baskett) writes:
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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?

Well, if you ever carpool with them, you'll surely be entertained!
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Subject: Re: Seattle, anyone?
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Organization: University of BC, Electrical Engineering
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