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[Paul Smith <paul AT foundryzero.com>]

	I've been lurking here for a couple of months, and I was as surprised 
as you to find so much social/political discussion going on, and that 
it's mostly left-leaning. I think it's just a sign of the times, 
though. I've always found IT/Networking/Computer people to be pretty 
diverse politically - I suspect that's the case on this list despite 
the way it seems. I wonder if we were engaged in highly controversial 
far-left foreign and economic policies under a Democratic 
administration in an election year whether we'd be hearing a lot more 
from frustrated Republican/conservatives on this list and a lot less 
from the left-leaners.
	I've usually found the discussion here well-written and 
well-considered, even if it does seem like frustrated 
left/Democrat/liberal voices are louder just now. Of course, you could 
just ignore the social/political stuff... neutral topics do get 
discussed, and I'm not sure I would've survived that 2-day snow-in 
without Yeti Baseball. :)

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Paul Smith
Foundry Zero
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On Feb 19, 2004, at 11:42 PM, Tom Woods wrote:

> Wow... ok.  I'm thinking that I don't belong here.
> I subscribed to this list just a few days ago...  Mostly what I've 
> seen is an endless supply of liberal "Me too, I agree" conversations.  
> As a member of the dread, horrible, so-called "religious right" I am 
> very disappointed to see all of this liberal chatter with not a single 
> "core" member of the list willing to represent the opposing side.
>
> This tells me that either:
>
> A)  There is no one on the list that is not a die-hard liberal .
> or
> B)  The more conservative members are unwilling to present opposition. 
>  Or maybe they're afraid to speak up in fear of the flames that it 
> will prompt?
>
> Either way, it's clear to me that I should consider that maybe I don't 
> belong here.  I will wait to see some responses to this message, and 
> then probably unsubscribe.  If I see a glimmer of hope that the list 
> is more than a one-sided political discussion, I'll probably stick 
> around.  I have enjoyed the non-political conversation that i've seen 
> here.  In particular, the VoIP info was great.
>
> *Ducking in preparation for the flames headed this way*
>
> Tom
>
> Tom Boucher wrote:
>
> > http://images.villagevoice.com/fiore/agenda.swf
> >
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