Posted by Elizabeth on October 9, 2001, at 13:56:37
In reply to Re: please be civil » kazoo, posted by Dr. Bob on October 8, 2001, at 17:28:39
> > Alcoholics are nasty creatures and they know it, too. I find them debasing, disgusting and degrading. Alcoholics have this rotten habit of directing their delirium toward those don't deserve it, and for that reason alone they're not worth any kind of affection, sympathy or compassion.
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> Sorry, I missed this before. Please don't post anything that others could take as accusatory or put them down, and please be careful not to overgeneralize.I was pretty upset to read this too. Drug addicts are demonized by society every day -- can't we rise above that here? Especially (but not exclusively) since there are alcoholics and other addicts reading and posting to these boards.
-elizabeth
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