Beautifully and eloquently stated - thanks Dennis!
73,
Barry N1EU
--- Dennis Wood <denniswood@earthlink.net> wrote:
> I feel I must address this, concerning racism. I
> live on the Navajo Indian Reservation, my wife is
> Navajo, and my children are mixed. It's all too easy
> for one to fall back on past actions to justify or
> invoke acts of hate, I think you can see where I
> could go here, but I choose not to.
> Please don't misunderstand respect or the
> integriy one demonstrates by being polite as
> weakness. Choosing to live without offending or
> being offended requires discipline.
> Brutality is just what it is whether one
> attempts to temper it by associating it with an
> attribute such as honesty, just as we cannot justify
> racism using patriotic remarks.
> This has already gone farther than it should,
> I'm going to exercise my choice not to be offended,
> move on and look forward to reading more great radio
> dialogue. I have always appreciated your input in
> regard to amateur radio, and look forward to your
> future postings.
>
> 73 de dennis KD5SZW
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <KD7EFQ@aol.com>
> To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 6:55 AM
> Subject: [TenTec] (no subject)
>
>
> > Hello, I do not apologize for my remarks. My
> father was a WW 2 POW. I also
> > think the liberal attitudes of being nicey nice
> politically correct have been
> > taken insanely too far today. I spent 20 years in
> the oilfield drilling industry
> > and have developed an attitude of calling a spade
> a spade. Brutally honest
> > feelings are still better than lying. I feel
> american technology has the ability
> > to beat foreign competition, However, many
> American Corporations have Hidden
> > behind "Global Status" and are raping the american
> working class. Thank You
> > Ten Tec for helping keep american technology
> competitive. 73. Todd
> >
> > "Lest We Forget"
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