Q & A - slight correction
MalignD at aol.com
MalignD at aol.com
Thu Nov 1 09:24:29 CST 2001
Sorry to add to this, but for the sake of accuracy:
I wrote:
<<In fact I called no one a "liar"; I asked whether your characterizations
might be considered such, asked where innuendo might be considered to have
shaded into falsehood.>>
I had also previously posted:
<<Does Millison's characterization of this as anti-Semitic taunting amount to
lying? I would say yes, by his own use of the term.>>
Lest I be accused of unfairly editing my own posts--
My point was that calling people "liars" in disagreements over what are
matters of opinion and interpretation, is Millison's tactic, one both
reckless and (undoubtedly intentionally) inflammatory.
So I said yes, his characterization amounts to lying "by his own use of the
term."
I should hope that's clear.
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