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Date Posted: Wed, Apr 21 2004, 23:10:15
Author: Heywood
Subject: Re: Um... confused
In reply to: MKIceman 's message, "Re: Um... confused" on Wed, Apr 21 2004, 22:42:44

The rest of your post is a matter to be addressed later.

>But that -- having to "deal with" anyone -- is the one
>thing that doesn't matter here, since free-speech
>means the option of writing whatever you want,

Actually, no it doesn't. You've said you're American, check out what your Supreme Court and your constitution have said. Nor at any point was I ever bound by the American constitution.

> So no, no one has to "deal with" anyone,

Keep telling yourself that as you go to work with your boss and coworkers. Pick one, preferably your boss, but in a pinch, a coworker on an important project might do. If you don't have to "deal with" him/her, then tell him/her exactly how much the toupee or haircut sucks, how much weight he or she has gained, what that outfit makes him/her look like, how bad his/her breath smells, and how much you dislike him or her for their last decision. (Basically, insert something applicable for the person). Hell, you might even tell them to "fuck off". Granted, that last one was extreme, but it was still a continuation of the theme.
Once you've done that and seen what happens, _then_ tell me that your relationship with them hasn't changed, that everything is 100% the same all the time.

If you don't "deal with" people, then you'll probably find yourself leading a much lonelier life than was necessary. And that's what I've found in a lot of posts, speaking to you. You don't seem to get (or if you do, you don't seem to use) social graces and niceties. You yourself derided things like tact.

>and you're deluding yourself if you
>think that upholding that statement can reconcile with
>upholding freedom of speech.

Matt, you don't seem to realize the social conventions surrounding freedom of speech, what it is, and that sometimes just because you _can_ say something doesn't mean you _must_ say it. Ever heard of the phrases "taking the high road", "letting it slide", or "burying it"? Perhaps "playing nicely in the sandbox"?

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