[RP TownTalk] Cafritz vote

[Andrew Farrington]

You should really look up ad hominem.

My friends gave up hundreds of hours working hard on something they really think is good for their town.  I disagreed, and disagreed so strongly 
that I mobilized.  I carried petitions, I went to meetings, I sent 
emails, I worked hard against this.  Because I disagreed, and strongly.  However, saying that their work was a public-relations dog-and-pony show.  Is. 
EXTREMELY. Offensive.  Saying so is not an attack, and it didn't close 
down anything.  Guess what?  I do not have the authority to keep anyone 
from saying anything.  But when you insult my friends, I'm gonna stand 
up and say how I feel about it.  I get to, and I'm not sorry.  And, I 
find your poorly-considered, emotional message ... extremely offensive.

Andrew



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> From: Euniverz <euniverz at aol.com>
>To: towntalk at riverdale-park.org 
>Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 8:45 AM
>Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Cafritz vote
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>I'll say it publicly,
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>I usually keep my opinions to myself, or at least I don't share them here anymore, because bullying and bashing is all too common on this list and frankly, who needs it?  Just because you prefaced your statement by saying "you're allowed to feel that way", which I find highly patronizing, you don't get to hurl ad hominem attacks and close down open discourse like that.
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>She didn't say anything wrong or offensive.  Me thinks thou doth protest too much.
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>Adrianne Lefkowitz
>Riverdale Park Resident
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>Ms Collins, I myself most decidedly did not say any of those mean things.  I did not bash 
you.  I said simply that I found your remarks about "the politicians" and their 
motives offensive.  This was prefaced by saying you're allowed to feel that 
way and say so. Not to put too fine a point on it, but *you* bashed.  I said, roughly, "Hey now, 
they don't deserve that, and it's mean."  And now I'm getting 
private mail calling me a meanie and you're getting public mail saying 
you're being bashed.  There's actually a lot of this, on this list.   Best regards,
Andrew
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