Re: University Researchers Challenge Bush Win In Florida

[Thomas Sutpen <sutpen () gmail com>]

On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 09:17:27 -0600, st3ng4h <st3ng4h () comcast net> wrote:
> The point, though, is that the discussion is valid and worthwhile
> and ought not be silenced. The presidential election is one of the
> few official expressions of democracy left open to the populace,
> and those who think that that's important will be a little more
> paranoid about it, and rightly so. This is one area where I am not
> satisfied with a basic assumption that the election is "legitimate
> until proven otherwise", and I think you will find many others who
> agree.

You're indeed correct.  I agree that it should not be silenced, nor
should it be discounted.  This is why I didn't say the discussion as a
whole was flawed.

The discussants, particularly Jason, are.  They've already taken
positions that can only be preceived as self-interest, to which the
outcome can only be negative.  Like it or not, perceptual filters will
be applied to every item, and everything said will be scrutinized and
interpretted with this same filter.

> > It is my observation that your thinly veiled concern for the process
> > is merely out of self-interest, if not sour grapes.  Your fixation and
> > continued posting on the subject does nothing to add to your
> > credibility.  And further, it helps perpetuate the stereotype that
> > liberals are wackos, nut-jobs, conspiracy theorists, and underground
> > members of the peoples' tin-foil hat militia.
>
> You whine about impartiality and then write this?

Are you not aware of the stereotypes applied to the discussants
because of their affiliation?  Think of the one you described earlier
in this email regarding Paul.

> Quite a disturbing message: Just Shut Up and Trust In Your Leaders.

Nothing of the sort was insinuated.

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