[WSIS CS-Plenary] can we move on

[Carlos Afonso]

Frankly, Laina, this moralistic burst is totally unnecessary and out of 
sync -- all the more so considering the specific persons involved (if we 
can call them that) like Condi and W. The list is not out of control, 
and we are not robots talking only about a strict list of themes. It is 
nice to aerate the list a bit once in a while with this exchange -- this 
is also democracy, mind you.

fraternal regards

--c.a.


Laina Raveendran Greene wrote:

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>Dear fellow Plenary list-members,
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>Would appreciate if we could not use this list to call people names or make
>any personal accusations. Not being American (I am a Singaporean)and not
>even being Republican or necessarily liking their politics, I still don’t
>believe anyone deserves to be talked about like this. Likewise, did not
>appreciate the attacks on Betrand using this plenary list. Very distasteful
>and unproductive, especially seeing are usually trying to do the best job
>they feel they can.
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>I would truly appreciate some level of Netiquette on this list, as it then
>keeps it a useful list to share useful info, and have productive
>discussions. Also gives people a safe environment to share thoughts and not
>be personally attacked.
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>Bill- totally understood you meant it as a holiday amusement as you called
>it and anyway, as you suggested Bill- let's move on.
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>Best,
>Laina 
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>Maybe not in the case of Dubya, which looks like Dubious... :) But still,
>may be a compliment for W...
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>--c.a.
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>>>Even Sidney Blumenthal calls her Condi...:-)
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>>>Perhaps it's like calling George "Dubya," the nick-naming that the 
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>>Yes it's common, but objectionable.  As your Dubya example suggests, 
>>using nick-names for horrid public officials sort of humanizes and 
>>softens them, as if they were our neighbors, just regular folks.  And 
>>sometimes it gets taken further out into the realm of the surreal;  
>>remember when the media was variously referring to Rumsfeld as a 'stud' 
>>and 'babe magnet?'  Right, and Stalin was sweet 'Uncle Joe'...
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