1984 Foreword "fascistic disposition"

[Paul Mackin]

On Fri, 2003-05-02 at 12:25, Paul Nightingale wrote:
> Thankyou. As far as our interpretations are concerned I'm happy to agree
> to disagree (as I've indicated before). I would hope, perhaps in vain,
> that this isn't about winning and losing.


No problem with agreeing to disagree. No one ever actually wins.

And thank YOU.

P.

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> But:
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> > Yes of course but why DID you delete my examples in your reply?
> > Not that it's a big deal.
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> Not a devious ploy. I sometimes find it difficult to follow when people
> simply repost everything and leave the reader to navigate their way
> through five, six, ten different narratives. I made it clear that your
> examples weren't an issue, which means I accepted what you were saying
> there, so why not delete?
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> And then:
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> > Do you really mean "contradict" or do you only mean face a difficulty.
> I
> > did of course face a difficulty.
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> > I tried to be as value-judgment-free as possible. Without some
> judgment
> > no change in P's words could be made. The exercise would have been
> > impossible.
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> Precisely. And finally:
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> > As someone once said, all readings are misreadings.
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> But hey, it's all we've got.
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