shameful censoring of mono opposition

[David Schlesinger]

> PS David, I'm relieved you have such a cool boss and I hope you can enjoy
> the rest of your sabbatical.

Thanks, whoever-the-heck-you-are, I've been having an excellent time and the childishness we've seen here from the likes of Mark Fink and Paige Thompson haven't impacted my enjoyment of it in the slightest. I'm also happy that I have a smart boss who isn't dismayed by the obvious shenanigans of a bunch of infants who put their own interests far above the _real lives_ of other people.

However, one of the things which _does_ disturb me a bit--although I suppose I can understand it--is that some people feel the necessity to hide their identities as a result of the kind of grossly abusive attempts at intimidation that Mark and Paige feel is an appropriate response to rational disagreement with their positions. 

I'm not ashamed of my opinions: they're mine, and I'm entitled to them. As I said, I'm fairly well-known for being outspoken (but hopefully not irrational), and I don't hide behind a "nym" out of fear of children whose parents overindulged them. It's terrible that some folks feel the necessity to do so.

That's the thing that I've found really _shameful_ on this thread. And if trying to make trouble for someone on their job as a result of an opinion they've expressed doesn't qualify as "censorship", I'm not sure what does. 

Mark and Paige have either never learned, or have managed to ignore, Nietzsche's advice that "he who battles monsters should be careful that he does not become a monster himself in the process". I'm pleased that other folks on this list show much better sense.
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