From: Xela@yabbs
To: arachnoi@yabbs
Subject: re: All men are rapists
Date: Sat Jun 25 01:31:52 1994

1: "Stalin make Hitler look like a Boy Scout...The degree of atrocity is 
very relevant."
2: "Does their [NOW] screaming 'All men are rapists' at u mean much?"
3: "I think your argument falls apart when applied to ppl U find hard to 
defend. i.e. PPL your own prejudices put on the other side of the fence, 
whether they deserved it or not."

1: I disagree.  To quantify atrocity is like saying humans are only worth 
.98 cents of minerals; it ignores the worth of all the thinkers who were 
shot because of one man's version of how it should be.

2: Yes it does.  If NOW would hold such a position, it makes an assumption 
of my behavior towards all women in general.  You know how I feel about 
assumptions made about me.

Now whether I could do anything about it is another story entirely.  
Meaning strikes a balance between my two observations.

3: Not really.  You are assuming that I hold the position that "I hate all 
people who hate."  I feel sorry for them; that is about all I can do, 
other that take violent action towards them, which I don't think I'm 
capable of.  At least, not yet. *shrug*

X