Date: Mon Sep 27 20:36:52 1999 From: ernesthancock@INFICAD.COM (Ernest Hancock) Subject: Fw: [free-libertarian] Methinks he doth protest too much To: AZRKBA@asu.edu
Sorry,
But many here need to forward this to the list that need it.
-----Original Message----- From: Mike Dugger <cartero@nguworld.com> To: free-libertarian@egroups.com <free-libertarian@egroups.com> Date: Saturday, September 25, 1999 7:33 AM Subject: [free-libertarian] Methinks he doth protest too much
> >On Thursday, Sept. 23, 1999 Peter G. Schmerl (Pedro of Schmorg) wrote: > >>As an FYI, someone on the other side of our internal Arizona dispute has >>hacked into the website of the Arizona Libertarian Party, Inc. >(www.lpaz.org) >>and made quite a mockery of the whole site. So much for reasoned debate. > >As is usually the case, Peter begins his message with a bald-faced >lie and hopes that no one will notice. The truth is that no one >"on the other side of our internal Arizona dispute" has hacked into >anything. The site was commandeered by Peter in May. I simply >reclaimed the site which is legally mine and Peter should consider >himself lucky that I've procrastinated for so long in liberating it. > >As for my making a "mockery of the whole site," I recommend that >everyone pay a visit and judge for themselves who is being mocked. >I'll leave it to anyone who knows Peter to rate his familiarity >with the concept of reasoned debate, and his committment thereto. >(Hint: his comments were released to an announcements list which >only he or his minions may post to) > >Peter, at best, is upset that he is the target of biting satire. >That he is making some folks aware of his embarassment, clothed >as righteous indignation, two weeks after it began merely suggests >that he knows he has no _legal_ basis to end it. It also very >likely indicates that it threatens to undermine what little >support he has among libertarians as they are made aware of his >actions. Specifically that he has, for many years, pursued goals >which are in direct conflict with the LP platform. > >>I am very disappointed and saddened to be the victim of such childish >>behavior -- especially by fellow libertarians. I consider this to be an >>outright cowardly and immoral act. In my opinion, it is the moral >equivalent >>of breaking into someone's house and vandalizing it. > >Since Peter has no legal way to take the lpaz.org site down, he >has posted a message critisizing it as childish. Fair enough, >but whether the site is childish, or simply saire, is best >judged by those who are neither the originator nor the recipient >of its barbs. > >I don't quite know how to take the charge that my actions are >"cowardly and immoral," since it comes from someone I consider >a foremost expert in cowardice and immorality. It would appear >that Peter believes one should not act to reclaim their stolen >property and should refrain from belittling those who've >stolen it. I unequivocally disagree. > >>Will those responsible for this act of vandalism please start acting like >>adults? > >Will those who've belatedly gotten their just deserts please >refrain from whining and snivelling incessantly? > >-Mikey > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------ >Mike Dugger When in doubt, vote 'em out >Armed and SAFE! Legalize Freedom - ELECT Libertarians >------------------------------------------------------------------ > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/goup/free-libertarian >http://www.egroups.com - Simplifying group communications