From: "Gregg Strom/BRYX Int'l" 

Nah -- not a BIG deal -- but an important small one, as it ignored the
possibility of the "dual-use" for a given symbol by hateful
individuals who have some sort of OTHER claim to the symbol.

(And actually, I think some hate organizations have tried this ploy in the U.S....)

Bottom line: This still begs the question about the USE of the symbol by
those with hateful intent... given that it has an alternate use.

gs

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> On Tue, 23 May 2000 07:49:51 -0700, "Gregg Strom/BRYX Int'l"
>  wrote:
>
> >"those people using it", "them"... it seems
that you've fallen into the
> >(accidental) trap of homogenizing "those people".
>
> Greg, when I say that I simply mean that group of people with similar
> ideas or values or religion or whatever. "Those people" in this case
> meaning a number of different people or groups who have a symbol that
> has become a symbol of hate outside of their realm. "Those people"
> seems a little more to the point to me.  It could be quite a list and
> I don't pretend to know all of the individuals or groups who have this
> in common.
>
>  I think the homogenizing thing is more of a ploy or a trap...seems
> like it came about because of political considerations but I don't
> know for sure. If we are talking about Catholics I might say "those
> people" in reference to Catholics, not meant to be demeaning at all.
> Yeah, I know others may take it to mean something else if they choose
> too.
>
> I suppose I should be more careful, though, since it's a red flag to
> some. Oops, did I just piss off some communists? 
>
> - Richard

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