[RP TownTalk] Cafritz vote

[Euniverz]

Well, here we go, case in point.  Mr. Farrington's response and tone speaks for itself.  No, you don't have the authority to stop anyone from saying anything, but I can tell you, if we were talking face to face and you spoke to me like that, you would certainly shut the conversation down in a moment,  And asking me to look up a word is terribly patronizing.  That would shut down the conversation pretty quickly too.  I don't need to look up the meaning of the words I use, I know what they mean before I use them.  

This is why I very rarely say anything on TownTalk.

Adrianne Lefkowitz
Riverdale Park Resident


-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Farrington <skilletfries at yahoo.com>
To: Euniverz <euniverz at aol.com>; towntalk <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
Sent: Wed, Jul 11, 2012 9:58 am
Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Cafritz vote



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



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



I'll say it publicly,
 
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.
 
She didn't say anything wrong or offensive.  Me thinks thou doth protest too much.
 
Adrianne Lefkowitz
Riverdale Park Resident
 
 

 

Ms Collins,
I myself most decidedly did not say any of those mean things.  I did not bash 
ou.  I said simply that I found your remarks about "the politicians" and their 
otives offensive.  This was prefaced by saying you're allowed to feel that 
ay and say so.
Not to put too fine a point on it, but *you* bashed.  I said, roughly, "Hey now, 
hey don't deserve that, and it's mean."  And now I'm getting 
rivate mail calling me a meanie and you're getting public mail saying 
ou're being bashed.  There's actually a lot of this, on this list.  
Best regards,
ndrew


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