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Subject:Re[2]: Planet Techwr-l? From:Don_Smith -at- SMTPLINK -dot- PENRIL -dot- COM Date:Mon, 28 Oct 1996 14:11:31 EST
Len wrote (in part):
>The unfortunate truth about the increase in edginess that many have
>noted on this list is that it just a reflection of a general increase
>in confrontational communication in the world at large. Civility,
>courtliness, tolerance, and open-mindedness are all on the decline.
>What we see here is just our piece of it. What a shame.
This is sad, but I am afraid that it is true.
However, *we* do not have to sink to this level, do we?
We can't fix the world, but if we just fix ourselves we will be
accomplishing a great deal.
