Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.19980907012204.00741ee8@mail.iinet.net.au>
Date: Mon, 07 Sep 1998 09:22:04 +0800
To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
From: Steve <tramont@iinet.net.au>
Subject: Re: Feminism as a religion
At 01:21 AM 9/6/98 -0700, Tim Rhodes wrote:
>Steve writes:
>
>>To which category does your friend belong? If it were the second, I don't
>>think she'd be laughing.
>
>No, she, like I, find the best first response to a caustic fool and his
>inane rantings is quite often laughter.
>
>But if memetics has taught me anything, it is that letting the fool continue
>to rant unchecked in the name politeness is an even greater folly. And
>since I am neither particularly subtle nor polite to being with, I have no
>difficulty labeling you as quite the fool, and your ideas as complete
>nonsense that has no place on this list.
>
>(If the list-owners feel otherwise that is their progative. They are no
>doubt much more magnanimous than I.)
>
>-Tim R.
Now what was this thread about? Ah yes... feminism as religion.
Tim's reply provides the perfect example of a religious devotee's response
when his belief system is threatened. Banishing heretics from the Holy
Temple and calling them fools....
Thank you Tim, perfect example.
Stephen Springette
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