Re: [ProgSoc] Re: Discrimination

[jedd <jedd@nospam.progsoc.org>]

On Sat, 21 Jun 2003 11:33 pm, Bryn Davies wrote:
 ]  Yes, and apparently 7% of the American population [1] think the Apollo
 ]  II launch was faked.  What's your point?  Just in case the foregoing

 They polled the entire american population, or just that handful
 that lives north of Mexico and south of Canada?

 I'd suggest that > 93% of the the american population has zero
 knowledge, and even less interest, in the Apollo 11 moon landing.

 The Apollo 11 launch .. seems as different a thing to the moon
 landing, as america is to the USA.

 I wouldn't have felt compelled to comment .. if not for the:

 ]  Prejudice has a J.  That is because it is derived from the same roots
 ]  as "pre" and "judgement".  "Predudice" would be something like "What
 ]  came before the dudes."

 Pre isn't a root word, judicium is.  But this fades into insignificance
 given the woeful misappropriation of the word with all kinds of
 bizarre adjectives in the past dozen messages on this list.  Prejudice
 is by its nature a subjective thing, and foundedness is arguable
 in the extreme.  Apart from anything else I thought Matt's sarcasm
 was crystal clear .. I'd be offended if I wrote something like that
 and someone took me seriously.

 Of course, I may be confused.  I have been drinking since 6.

 Jedd.


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