Posted by DinahM on April 25, 2002, at 15:06:21
In reply to Re: rooms and doors, posted by Dr. Bob on April 25, 2002, at 14:35:31
> > Just providing a room that we can lock ourselves in doesn't really solve it.
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> Why not?
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Because, Dr. Bob, if we are opposed to exclusion, providing us with our own exclusive domain will not solve our moral objections. As I said before, I will not post in the 2001 room because the dear friends I met in 2002 are not welcome there, the dear friends I have yet to meet in 2002 and 2003 are not welcome there, and my dear friends who began posting in 2000 or before are not welcome there. That's why. Sigh.> > If you guys don't mind all of us on the other side of the door, we'll probably get tired and go to our own room to bitch. :)
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> I guess that would be one way of supporting each other, but I'd rather have these new boards come together in a more positive way. I guess that's civility again...
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I'd like to have the whole site come together in a more positive way. That's civility too.
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> Think about the people inside the boundary, not the people outside. Sometimes it's nice to be with those you've shared experiences with. But including just them means excluding others.
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It's all too obvious that you are thinking of the people inside the boundary, not the people outside. Including just them DOES mean excluding others.But I'm going to quit wasting my breath, or fingers. And one day, Dr. Bob, I am going to have my mother come give you that little talk.
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