[Vision2020] name calling

[g. crabtree]

Chasuk, I apologize. I did not intend to include you in any list of bad 
actors. In fact, if such a list existed it would be extremely short. If my 
rant was to wide ranging, I am truly sorry.

Chastened,
G. Crabtree

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chasuk" <chasuk at gmail.com>
To: "g. crabtree" <jampot at adelphia.net>
Cc: "Tom Hansen" <idahotom at hotmail.com>; <lfalen at turbonet.com>; 
<the_ivies3 at yahoo.com>; <heirdoug at netscape.net>; <kjajmix1 at msn.com>; 
<vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 10:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] name calling


On 12/15/05, g. crabtree <jampot at adelphia.net> wrote:

> To all who lurk on vision 20/20, most especially those who might be 
> thinking
> about posting for the first time, a quick heads up.

[Deleted for brevity: recounting of unfortunate acts of vandalism]

And then he continued:

> What an amazing coincidence that this should happen within hours of one of 
> the afore mentioned V2020 posters making a big deal of mentioning where it 
> is that I work (as though that were some big secret, I've been there over 
> 17 years) and expressing her personal > contempt for me and by extension, 
> the business.

Sometimes liberals are vandals.  Sometimes conservatives are vandals.
Sometimes Vandals are vandals.  Icky vandals sometimes read the
newspaper(s).  Icky vandals sometimes read Vision2020.  These aren't
coincidences, amazing or otherwise, just an ugly fact of life.

I'm sorry that the vandalism occurred, g. crabtree.  Sincerely.  I
don't have any contempt for you; I don't know you, so I don't have any
emotion concerning you of any depth.  Wait, I lied.  I do have one
emotion concerning you that penetrates slightly below the surface:
your readiness to condemn me by association _does_ rankle me slightly.

If you change your mind about the picnic, we might meet each other
there and find legitimate reasons to avoid each other thereafter.  But
we'll never know unless you show up.  Are you certain that you are
willing to throw away the opportunity for a friendship that might have
blossomed?

Can anyone have too many friends?