Oppressed minorities

[Thomas Eckhardt]

>    & thomas - actually i knew already yesterday that such a posting, it's
>    always the same, would come from you today - i am "very, very, grateful" that
>    you always again feel the necessity to correct my barbarian postings and show
>    to the list that there are still "good germans" out here...&

Kai,

yes, I knew you were expecting it. And I wouldn't have replied this time, despite
your utterly unwarranted attacks on Terrance and Schwitterz, if you hadn't opened up
a previously hardly existing gap between "us" ("calumniated foreigners") and "them"
(all those nationalist bullies from the United States you detect on, of all places,
the P-list). I believe it says something about the civility and intelligence of our
US members that they - with the exception of Doug, of course, and perhaps that other
person with the big one - did not reply to your mail in kind.

I meant just what I said, and I couldn't care less about what kind of motivation you
see at work behind my postings.

> in may you will
>    tell us again about your glorious 'v-day-party-gate-crashing-past' ... you
>    know, me too celebrates pynchon's birthday  a l s o  as v-day,

Had to look this up in the archives. We have a good memory, have we not?

> but i would
>    feel a little stupid waving my stars & stripes to the gallery the way you do

To the best of my knowledge I have never waved any real or metaphorical flag. If I
had to I would certainly opt for the Jolly Roger.

Thomas

P.S. If you wish to continue this I propose to take it off-list.