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On Friday 20 February 2004 10:27 am, Tony Spencer wrote:
> I recognized your sarcasm but find it offensive nonetheless.
>

Just so we're clear: I was not calling anyone a racist. Does that mean that 
you were offended that I suggested that as a Republican, you opposed gay 
marriage?

> > Subject: Re: [internetworkers] feel like a zoo animal?
> >
> > On Friday 20 February 2004 10:10 am, Tony Spencer wrote:
> > > > It's important to have respect
> > > > for different opinions, so I will keeping an open mind as
> >
> > he talks
> >
> > > > about his opposition to integration. We should be able to
> >
> > come to a
> >
> > > > compromise. Maybe if he can let blacks go to school, I'll start
> > > > being mean to them.
> > >
> > > Indeed it is important to have respect for different
> >
> > opinions.  It is
> >
> > > not open minded or respectful to assume that a self-proclaimed
> > > Republican is by definition a racist.
> >
> > For those of you who need things spelled out, Tony has
> > provided the perfect opportunity.
> >
> > The point here is that in 1963, many people thought that
> > racism was morally correct, and made public arguments to that
> > effect. Clearly, most people today do not hold this view. The
> > gay marriage issue is to today what segregation was to 1963.
> > In time, someone will make a sarcastic remark on a mailing
> > list (or the cool futuristic equivalent) and someone else
> > will mistake it for a literal remark. They will become
> > indignant, and declare that they (and most people of some
> > particular affiliation) do not oppose gay marriage.
> >