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February 8th 05, 07:24 PM

In article .com,
writes:

Ask Len - he's our resident liberal.

But it isn't a Morse code testing issue.....

That's why he'll go on at length about it. He talks about all kinds of
things that have nothing to do with Morse Code testing.

And when somebody *does* try to discuss Morse Code testing in a civil,
rational way with him, he calls the person names and does the old
ad-hominem game.

Interesting TROLL technique. Yields the first impression that
someone else is ten kinds of badness; i.e., a disguised
ad hominem, done up in righteous flag-waving wrapping.

Tsk. My "liberality" in here is basically about the removal of
morse code testing from the U.S. amateur radio license exam.

Is that some kind of heinous "political liberality?" Is it the
mouthing of some Antichrist? Is it a personal pejorative on
someone? I don't think so.

Retention of the morse code test seems to be ingrained in
the psyche of conservative old-time hams who absolutely
insist on keeping that code test forever and ever. Morse code
mode IS ham radio to some of those morse mavens. They
must remain as a living museum to archaic communications
modes and desire all kinds of "respect" (they are "superior" to
all those that don't want or care for on-off keying modes) and
"recognition of greatness" (because they bought into the
morse myths long ago and can't admit to being deceived).
They see themselves as "leaders" in everything and look down
on all others if those others are against morse code testing.

These die-hard morse mavens (unable to look good in a
Bruce Willis toupee and tee-shirt) call anti-morse-test
advocates as "liberal" in all things because morse testing
and the morse mode is righteous "conservatism"...because
morsemanship is their thing and they are "superior" from that.

Political commentary on national and international politics
belongs in a political newsgroup. Skill in morsemanship does
NOT make for informed expertise on national politics, national
economics, finances, medical expertise, or choo-choo train
stuff. Moresemen want to give that impression...but their
impressions hardly make a dent in Play-Dough from their
righteous hammerings.

On the other hand, morsemen come in here to vent their
tumultuous frustrations of everyday life on others and wildly
abandon any trace of civility or composure by yelling badness
at others (see the Mad-Dog Mattis morseman's outrage). Or
they adopt the holier-than-thou personna of the morse minister
out to save the heathen souls who will not worship their false
idols made of brass from brass-pounding (see Rev. Jimmy Who
when not giving a Sermon on the Antenna Mount).

All of those self-righteous morsemen are "superior" because they
have lifted themselves by their own bootstraps. They are above
all others because of that. All against morse code testing are
"inferior" because they do not love morse. As a result we have
the rabid flaming personal warfare where the self-righteous
morse test advocates must win all arguments by ANY means
possible. Their "means" are perfectly acceptible. Replies in
opposition are always wrong, always a personal insult. It is the
PCTA "holy calling." Holy cow. Sacred cow. Mooo. Booo.

"Reasonable discourse" in here ended years ago.

PCTA in excelsior! [packed in wood chips ready for shipping]