tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166420489614987889.post8326288234745142279..comments2023-04-01T16:25:50.899-07:00Comments on BLOGORRHEA: Daisey disrupted by party-pooping dunderheadsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166420489614987889.post-50711059040838731922007-04-25T23:11:00.000-07:002007-04-25T23:11:00.000-07:00Um -- I don't think comments by me or you will sta...Um -- I don't think comments by me or you will start any civil wars, especially when they're made under the cover of anonymity. Nor are the "charges" you refer to necessarily unfounded; at best, we can say it's unclear whether someone from the hastily retreating group identified him/herself as Christian, or if somebody else just assumed this about them.<BR/><BR/>In any case, it is clear now that the action wasn't an organized religious statement, but rather an unplanned reactionary moment. And therefore I can't blame you for scolding me. In the final analysis, two things are interesting (to me) about the whole brouhaha: <BR/><BR/>(1) the sad, impotent rage of the man who vandalized Mike's work, which came to the fore in Mike's phone conversation with him; and<BR/><BR/>(2) how many people, myself included, were instantly ready to blame religious zealots for bad (or let us say misguided) behavior. <BR/><BR/>Not that it makes it right, but it reflects an antipathy that is eons old and, in fact, pre-Christian. As you suggest, it wouldn't hurt us to take a breath next time before caving in to age-old assumptions.Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02157076523366054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166420489614987889.post-38362107714285486962007-04-25T14:19:00.000-07:002007-04-25T14:19:00.000-07:00Be very, very careful about propagating the (appar...Be very, very careful about propagating the (apparently totally unfounded) charges regarding the "religious" nature of the walkout.<BR/><BR/>That kind of rush-to-judge labeling and misunderstanding (imagine what the equivalent stereotypes would have been from the "other" side - a bunch of urbanites walk out of a church meeting in Kansas) is what will lead us to the next civil war.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com