Very well said, Professor Moody--


Jacek Niecko
Washington DC
----- Original Message -----
From: "A. David Moody" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 2:00 PM
Subject: Re: Dan Pearlman's posting


> What I register in your posting, Mr Pearlman, is the spirit of the
> thought-enforcer.  What right have you to demand that I declare my
reaction
> to Charles Moyers' squib?  ('Are you now or have you have you ever
> been....?')   What right have you to accuse others unknown to you of
> 'condoning' anti-semitism by 'collective silence'?  Remember, Pound held
all
> Jews guilty of usury because of  what he regarded as their collective
> silence about it.   Please speak for yourself, and respect the right of
> others to think and speak for themselves.   Hang on in there!
>
> David Moody
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Daniel Pearlman" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2000 3:04 PM
> Subject: Moyer's antisemitic posting
>
>
> > Am I the only one on this list to register--and to react to--
> > the antisemitism of Mr. Moyer in his recent posting, which I
> > copy below?  If you can condone this sort of language and
> > this sort of mentality on this list, as you appear to do by
> > your collective silence, then this is no place for me to
> > hang out.
> >
> > ==Dan Pearlman
> >
> > From: charles moyer <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject:      Re: a parody from "Instigations"
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> >
> > Can't sleep? Try counting sheep. There's a never-ending supply, and
you'll
> > need them if you let such trifles as these trouble your sleep.
> >      If that doesn't work here's another parody that might help;
> >
> >      The Land's at its spring
> >      And day's at the morn;
> >      No one's a novice;
> >      The Senate's Jew-pearled;
> >      The flag's on its wing;
> >      The snailmail's all porn;
> >      Greenspan's in office
> >      All's right with the world.
> > -
> >
> >
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