[Vision2020] Blackmail?

[pduffau at adelphia.net]

Sorry to involve the fellow visionaries in this particular food fight, but since serious charges have been made against me and since Donovan does not want to supply the information to back his charge, I am posting the email I sent him last night.  Thus far, he has not answered any of the points I raised.  I doubt that he will.  

The text that is contained is either my own writing or publicly posted by Donovan.  His precious privacy has not been breached in so far as his original statements to me concerning Pat are not included.

Donovan has indicated he will not apologize until he has "taken care" of me first despite the fact that an apology is the right thing to do.  An interesting stand on principle for Donovan- I can cause harm to you but *my* feelings are more important, so no apology.

If you think that this does not belong in the public forum, please say so and I will desist.  

Thank you for your patience!
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Donovan,

Nice spin job there, bubba!!

What I actually did was notify you that I was forwarding a threatening and abusive email to the focus of that abuse, ie. Pat Kraut.  I also was dis-respectful of you, to wit:(quoting my email to you this morning)
      Well, I listened.  And I thought about it.  And      think that you should stay far away from Ms. Kraut.  Implicit in your post was a threat of violence.  That is unacceptable.  Unless your goal is to be a good 
socialist brownshirt. This email, with your original message to me is being forwarded to Ms. Kraut.
(end quote)

Where is the blackmail?  I offered no "or else" statement.  I also offered 
Pat some assistance from a women's self-defense course that I used to teach.  Since I'm out of the state, my *daughters* would have provided the assistance.  That is perhaps a little different than the impression that 
you wished to leave when you said

" But I think a thought out blackmail and threats, even bringing his family into the mix, is going a little to far to get an apology."

What horrors - I threatened you with girls teaching girls how not to let a creep beat them up!!

As to "violating your privacy", I responded privately, to you and to Pat as the principals.  I left the decision to Pat as to the disposition this fracas.  If I did nothing and said nothing and someone was hurt, it would 
be unforgiveable to me.

You don't trust me.  That I can handle, bubba.

Paul Duffau

ps.  What's that quote that Rose Huskey frequently uses?