[Laura Heidy-Halberstein]

Originally posted by Anne Bryant-Hamon:
Janice,

Please refrain from the condescending voice. Can you not hear sarcastic hyperbole? Yes, there can be dissent here, but it might land you in jail. Perhaps you are ignorant of the police state surrounding you. It sounds like it. Or maybe you like it, who knows?

Anne, if you think this is a police-state you seriously need to spend some time living in Tibet or Mainland China. But first you ought to apologize to those people for the mere suggestion that our suffering is even close to being on a par with theirs.

As for your accusation that Janice was "condescending" she was no more that than you were when you felt the need to explain F.U.B.A.R. to us as if we were ignorant children.

However, not to be outdone, you took it from condescending directly to snarky ad-hom insinuation - and against Janice, of all people.

Nice job. You've trumped even yourself.

Lo

edited to add: crossposted with Janice - who's much nicer than I. I stand by my remarks, however, and while I admire Janice's patience and tact, I don't possess it myself.


[This message has been edited by Laura Heidy-Halberstein (edited September 06, 2008).]