Friends of Poetryetc,
In recent posts Richard Dillon equates me &
Douglas Clark with terrorists. To provoke this attack, I have said nothing
except that I was praying for the souls of the dead. Douglas' use of the word
"brilliant" was a cold but accurate description of the planning behind
yesterday's attacks. In any case, apparently, the moderators of this list now
allow speech in this forum which not only seeks to incite violence, but racist
speech as well (see Dillon's recent posts re: "towel-heads"). This goes on while
I have been warned backchannel that I have been "abusive" toward Mr. Dillon
& that my posts to the list's moderators calling for his removal for clear
violation of list rules against bigotry are unwelcome. This warning effectively
equates my posts with Dillon's. I leave it to the members of this community to
decide if that is true, but this is no place for me. The fact that Kent Johnson
could be removed for an essentially technical reason & because he offended
Candice Ward's ego & Richard Dillon not removed for bigotry is morally
offensive. In addition to Kent, Candice has now driven Henry Gould & Peter
Howard from the list. That's good company. Count me in, boys. Finally, Mr.
Dillon tells us in a recent post just exactly where he stands & then asks me
where I stand. I don't care if Richard Dillon stands up to his armpits in his
own rotten asshole & you are all welcome to join him there if that is your
wish; I stand on the side of life. Hand me down my walking shoes.
Joe
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Joseph Duemer
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Clarkson University
Potsdam NY
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