Posted by fayeroe on February 16, 2009, at 9:41:54
In reply to Re: Correction » SLS, posted by SLS on February 16, 2009, at 7:43:38
> > > Stalin, in his invasion of Poland, was responsible for the deaths of many people.
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> > > I can say that.
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> > > But we have to be careful not to attribute responsibility for the deaths in Iraq.
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> There has got to be some way of doing that. The English language is extremely versatile.
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> Is it okay to say that many Iraqis have been killed by American soldiers as directed by rules of engagement through a chain of command leading up to the Commander in Chief?I doubt it. Maybe. The English language does provide leeway in any discussion. I wonder if someone who is excited about a discussion would be willing to work that hard. :-)
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> If it is not okay, then even facts must be prohibited in discussion.You nailed it.
And I've seen many a post on other boards where someone stated something as if it were carved in stone and got away with it. An example would be a person who goes to the Medication board and posts that "*&^%$" is a sorry drug. Would a PBC be issues because a drug salesman could feel hurt or whatever?
I don't go to the Politics board much, so I don't know if this is true about facts.
It isn't just Politics where someone's intentions are misunderstood and they received a PBC.
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> Generalizations are a different story altogether.Of course they are and they should be avoided.
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> - Scott
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