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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