Re: THe OverRelational Manifesto (ORM)

From: Bob Badour <bbadour_at_pei.sympatico.ca>
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 16:49:52 GMT
Message-ID: <QYO1g.63006$VV4.1178692@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca>

Marshall Spight wrote:

> Alfredo Novoa wrote:
>

>>>Politeness is the hallmark of civilization; in its complete
>>>absense, civilization itself is impossible. I am not exaggerating.
>>
>>But politeness should not be confused with sissiness. To call a spade a
>>spade is reasonible.

>
> If the spade is an idea, then yes. If the spade is a person, then
> it is rude to call it anything.

I would agree that it is rude to call a person "it". Is it rude to call a person a person? Your premise is absurd on its face. Received on Thu Apr 20 2006 - 11:49:52 CDT