[extropy-chat] On Gut Feelings

[Amara Graps]

Bill K:
>And frankly, when someone starts praising mass murderers, that's a pretty
>damned reasonable criterion for saying enough is enough.

(I agree)

When Danila appeared and started talking about Stalin's grand and
amazing contributions, my response was to let my uncle speak, using
his own words. My post to wta-talk of my uncle's story didn't stop
Danila from sending me private email, to tell me more of how misinformed
I was about Stalin. So I've permanently blocked him from my email. If
Danila's character wasn't so abrasive and arrogant, then I think that
people would have probably talked to him more and been more ready to
recognize his contributions, and might have been open to a discussion.
I don't think that Jack was put through the ringer about that. I think
that unfortunately Jack defended a guy that acted like like he relished
pushing people's buttons and is quick to call people names. Personally
I have no patience for a person who behaves like that (Danila).

Amara

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Amara Graps, PhD     www.amara.com
Istituto di Fisica dello Spazio Interplanetario (IFSI)
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF),
Adjunct Assistant Professor Astronomy, AUR,
Roma, ITALIA     Amara.Graps at ifsi.rm.cnr.it