Joe,<br> <br> You wrote:<br> <br> "You seem convinced that Michael's posts are part of some "political agenda" but I see them otherwise. He has nothing to gain, polically speaking,"<br> <br> I disagree, revenge is a major motivator, Joe, even if it costs the person greatly, studies have shown this. Most of us have someone we would love to get back at but we hold ourselves back, and usually let it go. I think Mr. Metzler has a huge debt with Mr. Wilson that he wishes to pay back. He sees the fact that a former member of his church being a criminal as an opportunity to attack Wilson and his church, as has Keely, Joan, Rose, Debbie, Tommy, and few others, especially when the crime is so heinous. I don't say this out of speculation, I say it as the fact that Mr. Metzler has stated on line he feels betrayed by Mr. Wilson from his past experiences ("knife in the back"), and even created a website dedicated to hurting Wilson, called Pooh's Think. <br> <br> "But
let's not dismiss his words under the banner of "political agenda." A similar attack is open to each of us."<br> <br> I don't think so Joe. We always have to question people's motives and political agenda. Someone that has dedicated a website, written negative articles about someone, and states they have felt personally betrayed by the person, comes forward with another statement, you have to take what they say with a pound of salt. We should always be upfront with our political agenda, otherwise people don't trust you. If your political agenda is honest, you should not have to hide it.<br> <br> If these people's real intentions were concerns for the welfare of children, they would be discussing ways to prevent child molestation and provide help for the victims. Instead, we are discussing the church the person attended, there school, place of residence, and third parties that knew the perpetrator of the crime, as though someone is guilty of a crime by
association, or the church, household, or school provided information and support of the crime. If any one person should be attacked for the crime, it is Steven Sidler. <br> <br> Best Regards,<br> <br> _DJA<br> <br> <br> <br><b><i>Joe Campbell <joekc@adelphia.net></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> Donovan,<br><br>You seem convinced that Michael's posts are part of some "political agenda" but I see them otherwise. He has nothing to gain, polically speaking, and has already lost quite a lot in speaking out as he does. You should meet with him and talk with him in person and you might change your mind about his motivations and character.<br><br>Michael and I share similar concerns about our community and even hold some religious and philosophical views in common. But generally our religious, philosophical, and political veiws are quite different. It makes it
difficult to suggest that there is a "hidden agenda" here. <br><br>I have genuine, substantive concerns about my family and my community, concerns that motivate my actions. I think Michael's actions should be understood in the same way.<br><br>It is fine to ignore what Michael says, or to disagree with points that he makes. But let's not dismiss his words under the banner of "political agenda." A similar attack is open to each of us.<br><br>--<br>Joe Campbell<br><br>---- Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005 @yahoo.com=""> wrote: <br><br>=============<br>Joe,<br> <br> I think someone using the tragic event of a child being molested as an excuse to further an unrelated political agenda could be seen as unethical and further abuse of that child and their family, particularly if they opposed that political agenda, don't you agree, Joe?<br> <br> Best Regards,<br> <br> _DJA<br><br>Joe Campbell <joekc @adelphia.net=""> wrote: Some of us like Michael's posts. I
encourage him to continue.<br>--<br>Joe Campbell<br><br>---- "g. crabtree" wrote: <br><br>=============<br>Mr. Metzler, please give it a rest. A sorrowful event has occurred and you are defiantly not making it any better. The only people who are hanging on your every word are already members of your club. I am afraid that all the finger pointing that you have been doing of late is only serving to make you appear obsessed and deranged. Why don't you take a month or two off and see if you can get over what ever slight, real or imagined, that you think you have received from your former pastor. Perhaps during that time you will find a more productive way to utilize your time. Breathe in, hold it, release slowly, repeat. <br><br>G. Crabtree<br> ----- Original Message ----- <br> From: Michael <br> To: vision2020@moscow.com <br> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 12:18 PM<br> Subject: [Vision2020] shamelessness<br><br><br> Wilson Writes: "Michael, you are the
emotional equivalent of a sucking chest wound"<br><br> <br><br> Thank you very much for your very helpful comments here Mr. Wilson. Instead of confessing that your entire point about the "victims" was refuted by my response, you just change the subject to "posting private emails." That's an old issue, and not one nearly so interesting as your current public slander against me and the person who wrote the announcement. So perhaps we should stick on target; after all, your emails were confrontational, and you certainly knew I would be posting them. They were also crucial to show that I was willing and eager to make any correction to the post before it gained a large readership; you arrogantly declined to help me do this, more concerned about hurting me than protecting anyone. I'm getting dizzy Mr. Wilson. Just what is your accusation against me? Your bringing the victims into this just in your public Vision 2020 posts (unnecessarily) is despicable, and I
would have never dreamed of doing such a hurtful thing. You <br> originally claime!<br> d that my behavior was horrible and immoral because I dare post an announcement like I did at all; you supposedly knew this because the victims asked me to pull everything off my web site. But this only revealed your ignorance of the nature of the victim's concerns and their request (or else just further deceit); this also demonstrated that your attack on me for merely posting the announcement is ridiculous. You are making a fool of your self Mr. Wilson, and although I would like you to show the world what kind of man you really are, I am still committed to getting the "victims" off the public square. So please stop now.<br><br> <br><br> We are in the process of gathering our stuff and kids to go to my brother in law's wedding in Colorado. I haven't even finished reading your last post about me yet. I will be responding further as I am able. I wish I was able to respond
far more than I already have.<br><br> <br><br> Thank you<br><br> Michael Metzler<br><br><br><br>------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br><br> _____________________________________________________<br> List services made available by First Step Internet, <br> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <br> http://www.fsr.net <br> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<br>
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