Mr. Moody's logic, supported by Mr. Niecko, is also
interesting to examine. They don't like the message,
so blame the messenger. If, in the fifties, there
had been enough of a public outcry against McCarthy,
the witch-hunt he inspired would never have gotten
started.
Let people "think" as they wish, but let people ACT
in support of civilized values. I don't care what
one privately "thinks," but this is a PUBLIC arena,
and any one of us who attacks the ethnicity, race, etc.,
of any one of us or group of us has mounted a public
attack against ALL of us.
==Dan Pearlman
At 07:33 AM 12/04/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>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.
> > > -
> > >
> > >
> > > HOME:
> > > Dan Pearlman
> > > 102 Blackstone Blvd. #5
> > > Providence, RI 02906
> > > Tel.: 401 453-3027
> > > email: [log in to unmask]
> > > Fax: (253) 681-8518
> > > http://www.uri.edu/artsci/english/clf/
> > >
> > > OFFICE
> > > Department of English
> > > University of Rhode Island
> > > Kingston, RI 02881
> > > Tel.: 401 874-4659
> > >
> >
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