As little as I have studied Karl Marx, I was called a Marxist by
several folks on the ACB Chat list, simply because my views were not
like theirs. Putting people in little boxes and labeling them makes
it so much easier when trashing them. But it's not so helpful when
sitting down to discuss issues.
Carl Jarvis
On 9/12/20, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Andy, They are. But a lot of people would probably be uncomfortable on this
list. They're unaccustomed to getting the kinds of information and opinions
in the articles we post because everything they have heard comes from the
mass media which have become much more controlled by the corporations who
fund them than they once were. Like Chris, whoever he or she is, they see
ideas and opinions that differ from those expressed on TV, as un-American. .
Chris also stated that everyone on this list is "a Marxist" which he or she
meant as an insult. First of all, we don't consider someone being a Marxist
as some sort of crime. Second of all, the statement is untrue because not
everyone on the list is a Marxist.
Miriam
-----Original Message-----
From: blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Andy Baracco
Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2020 3:05 PM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: it might have been me
Yeah! but I would hope that diverse opinions, as long as they are presented
in a civil manner would be welcome.
Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Miriam Vieni" <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2020 9:47 AM
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: it might have been me
Unfortunately, it's not the kind of list that it would be appropriate to
invite most people to join.
Miriam
-----Original Message-----
From: blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Carl Jarvis
Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2020 12:40 PM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] it might have been me
After thinking about it for a while, I might have included Chris in an email
I posted to another former member of the ACB Chat list. There were several
former members whom I sent the blind democracy link to.
But I did not intentionally include Chris. Chris is a person who wrote me
that he/she would gladly crawl through broken glass in order to vote for
Donald Trump. And this is a person who speaks with such contempt about
people on blind democracy, he/she has never met.
I know nothing about Chris. He/she has never indicated his/her gender, nor
his/her age, nor what part of the world she/he lives in.
Is she/he young or old or single or married? All I really know is that
She/he would gladly crawl through broken glass in order to vote for Donald
Trump.
I certainly hope the she/he keeps his/her word and never appears on blind
democracy again.
Sorry if it was my doing...grovel grovel grovel...
Carl Jarvis
