On Nov 26, 1:26 am, wrote:
This kind of goes against my new resolve in terms of insrerting myself into
somre of these ridiculous name calling discussions
But this one ****ed me off!

IMHO, you'd be better sticking to your resolve. Inasmuch as I
consider most of the participants here my friends; I'm perfectly
willing, if not a bit dismayed, to have them work it out on their
own. Clearly some of this stems from contrary social & political
attitudes, some from miscommunication, and a lot of it from the
limitations of the written word compared to face-to-face discussion.

You, on the other hand, see fit to interject yourself into this
squabble as an authority on a man's personality without having so much
as met, fished with, or shared a meal with him. You seem to feel
competent to judge the totality of a man's life, achievements, and
character based solely on these few electrons here.

Further, you arrogantly establish yourself as an unquestioned
authority on what is or is not honorable, as though there were no room
for gentlemanly discussion. "Draft dodger" means different things to
different people. To some, it implies a constitutional and honorable
protest against a failed foreign policy disaster. To others, it
implies an abandonment of one's duty to his country. These two
attitudes are not mutually exclusive; and adherence to one or the
other does not justify narrow-minded name calling.

As far as this present microcosm of cantakerousness goes, I've shared
streams, meals, and bottles with both Daves; and they're both good
guys. Personally, I liked it better when they were friends with each
other as well; but that's out of my control and none of my business.
It's also none of yours.

Joe F.