15th February 2008, 02:18 PM
And Host, perhaps you need to return to you anarchist roots..... OUCH... shows you don't know me either :0
It is of course not a fully working class thing.. I don't even think we have that class system any more here in the UK.. anyway... as you talk about racist 'friends' I recently took on a person who wanted to kill all muslims.. I could have ranted at him and used shock tactics.. but where would that get me.. (and god knows my first thoughts were to!) or I could just keep quiet.. not wanting to rock the boat... but I did not and used careful, sensible and reasonable debate.. until, he was the one frothing at the mouth and causing everyone else to see the stupidity of his words. I just have a different approach... not saying yours is wrong... but direct action can take many forms.
Your letter is well written (and I am not being patronising... as I am quite crap!) and to the point. You had to, becasue otherwise it would not have been printed, and people would not read it. It says the same as you say here, and points out susinctly what you believe... You may have two personas indeed.. but the Angry Arthus that I saw here is one of confrontation and shock.. (I actually agree with you... but it can be difficult when I feel shouted at) while the Artus who wrote the letter is one able to create a calm but just as forceful letter. I would be interested if it gets relpies... that would be an insight!
Another interesting piece missing from the puzzle (for me anyway...) is why people do not support an apology, as it seems a leap to say... they don't support an apology ergo they are racist. What is your friends' reason?
Apologies for not understanding the thrust that the Staff in the archaeology dept are not racist... one might ask why they do not concentrate on or create a section of the basic course around aboriginal archaeology OR are persuaded to link up with the indiginous courses?
"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu
It is of course not a fully working class thing.. I don't even think we have that class system any more here in the UK.. anyway... as you talk about racist 'friends' I recently took on a person who wanted to kill all muslims.. I could have ranted at him and used shock tactics.. but where would that get me.. (and god knows my first thoughts were to!) or I could just keep quiet.. not wanting to rock the boat... but I did not and used careful, sensible and reasonable debate.. until, he was the one frothing at the mouth and causing everyone else to see the stupidity of his words. I just have a different approach... not saying yours is wrong... but direct action can take many forms.
Your letter is well written (and I am not being patronising... as I am quite crap!) and to the point. You had to, becasue otherwise it would not have been printed, and people would not read it. It says the same as you say here, and points out susinctly what you believe... You may have two personas indeed.. but the Angry Arthus that I saw here is one of confrontation and shock.. (I actually agree with you... but it can be difficult when I feel shouted at) while the Artus who wrote the letter is one able to create a calm but just as forceful letter. I would be interested if it gets relpies... that would be an insight!
Another interesting piece missing from the puzzle (for me anyway...) is why people do not support an apology, as it seems a leap to say... they don't support an apology ergo they are racist. What is your friends' reason?
Apologies for not understanding the thrust that the Staff in the archaeology dept are not racist... one might ask why they do not concentrate on or create a section of the basic course around aboriginal archaeology OR are persuaded to link up with the indiginous courses?
"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu