bullying? Re: pynchon-l-digest V2 #2233

Doug Millison millison at online-journalist.com
Fri Nov 9 20:08:32 CST 2001


Bullying?  Hogwash.  You're hysterical again, rj/rjackson/jbor/? as you
were when you were convinced I was hacking into your computer, that Charles
Hollander and I were the same person, etc. ad nauseum. I told otto offlist
that I didn't think his invitation to discuss the Terry O'Reilly was
sincere, and declined to take him up on it.  But maybe he told you offlist
that he feels bullied, I don't know.  I'd be surprised to hear that, he
passes along the gist of my offlist post to him without distortion.

As far as telling P-list newcomers to watch out for your slimeball tactics,
I consider that a public service.  They make up their minds soon enough, it
seems to me.  They can also speak for themselves if they wish; if they do
many of them will tell you, I'm quite certain,  that they have approached
me offlist wondering why you're such a nasty, intellectually dishonest jerk
and wanting to know in general what in the hell is going on in Pynchon-L.
I admit it would be fun to see everybody who has complained to me offlist
about your behavior speak up on list to confirm same -- but who wants to
get on your shit list? I don't blame them for keeping quiet.

rj/rjackson/jbor/?:
>Hey Doug: how about a retraction of your false accusation that I'm in the
>habit of making anti-Semitic slurs?

Hey whatever your name might be: The only anti-Semitic slurs you've made,
to my knowledge,  are when you and then kai addressed Derek in a way that
he said could be perceived as anti-Semitic.  Why you didn't speak up and
tell kai to knock it off when he continued your argument and defended the
use of "maus" after Derek said it could be perceived as anti-Semitic, I
still don't understand; you do seem quite selective in whom you choose to
chide for their P-list manners.  As far as your usual habits are concerned
regarding anti-Semitic comments, I really wouldn't know.

-Doug



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