Sometimes it's difficult to know when humor is being used, there are so many
different viewpoints among us -- from Omar's to Andreas's, from Irene's to
Judy's. We only have the words to judge by, no visual cues or body language.
I'm amazed we're able to carry on our conversations so well. Sarcasm is easy
to misunderstand in person; on paper it's even easier.
Stan / Portland, ME
Stan Spiegel wrote:
If Judy thinks we can agree the Puritans were right to leave, the European Jews were right to leave as well. Europe was much harsher than the new world. As harsh as the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were in America to the Jews, it still was a kinder, gentler world -- with more hope and potential for a good life. (I'm not sure how seriously to take Robert's comments. He seems to have turned into a comedian of sorts.)
My post, Stan, was writ sarcastical, as Mike Nichols, or somebody used to say. It was in response to Irene's recommendation that Mexican immigrants should stay home and reform their own country instead
of coming here.
Robert Paul
Reed College
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