Re: is it really smart to build a wall around yourself?

[Guest guest]

You assume that the people involve have not already done their research.

Remember what

our parents told us about assume? Anne

--- Sky wrote:

> I've been away for a few days so am late in responding to this. I agree

> with you, Carol. I think that by discussing something people can get some

> pros and cons, get website references, hear of personal experiences, and

> possibly hear some professional opinions, too. Then you can make some

> informed decisions.

>

> To refuse to read about something that you don't personally agree with is

> anyone's right, of course, but I've personally never found that sticking my

> head in the sand (and rear in the air) made me much more than an inviting

> target. I'm also not so stuck on my opinions that I'm not capable of

> changing them given more information on the subject.

>

>

> -=SkyDancer=-

> The fact is that censorship always defeats

> its own purpose, for it creates, in the end,

> the kind of society that is incapable of

> exercising real discretion.

>

>

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[Guest guest]

At 02:47 PM 11/1/04, Anne Kim wrote:

>You assume that the people involve have not already done their research.

>Remember what

>our parents told us about assume? Anne

Sorry to have seemed to presume. I feel that some do research and some may

not...or not do much of it. I'm just hoping the research isn't just TV

shows. I have no vested interest in a surgical procedure NOR in what others

choose to do.

sky

[Guest guest]

Yup. Excellent point, Anne.

My mother always used to say, " Never assume anything except that you can't

assume anything! "

:>)

I've sure done my research...note that I send links as well as personal

examples.

Bron

[Guest guest]

My links on the subject of WLS are definitely not " TV Shows " . They are personal,

heartrending stories of people who have suffered terrible things, after-surgery

symptoms, and also stories by other people's relatives of their loved ones who

suffered _death_ due to WLS.

Might pay to read some links before jumping to conclusions...

Bron

[Guest guest]

At 08:44 PM 11/1/04, Kore wrote:

>First of all, it's not censorship to put the subject of an email into the

>subject line (just the way someone might put in " Davinci " if the subject is

>syrups).

ummm...I didn't say it was.

>Second, it's not building a wall if you have thoroughly researched a subject

>and have found that it's not for you.

I didn't say it was.

>On another list, a person wrote about an

> " artist " who mutilates small animals (cats, mice, rabbits, etc) and

>photographs

>them. I deleted those emails too, once I read the first one.

I looked at the " art " so as to be better informed about what the fuss was.

Didn't care for the art or the artist's techniques.

>In a democracy, people have the right to speak freely, but there is no

>constitutional amendment saying that everyone has to *listen* to everything

>that is said.

Yep. I guess that means me, too, eh?

>But If anyone feel strongly that they don't want to put the subject of their

>email into the subject line, then don't.

uh. Are you sure you're talking to me? I really try to make the subject fit

my messages.

sky

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