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Old February 9th 05, 11:18 PM
 
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Len Anderson wrote:
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.


Not at all, Len. You've behaved exactly as described so many times
you've become very predictable.

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


You described the recent second inauguration of the president as
a "coronation". Which leads any reasonable person to believe you
did not vote for him. Lots of other comments on non-amateur-radio
subjects back up that impression.

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.


Who said it was?

Do you think being called a liberal is a pejorative, Len?

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.


Is that wrong? Is it electropolitically incorrect to think that
at least some Morse Code testing should be retained for an
amateur radio license? I don't think so.

But you act like it is a terribly wrong thing to advocate.

Morse code
mode IS ham radio to some of those morse mavens.


So? Ham radio is many different things to many different people. It
cannot be much to you, Len, because you've never bothered to even
become a ham radio operator.

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.


There you go, Len, starting with the pejoratives and put-downs and
ad-hominem demonization of people who have opinions different than
yours.

Just as predicted. You do it every time.

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.


I called you a liberal based on things other than Morse Code testing,
Len.
Such as your "coronation" comment, and other things. You also use the
term "conservative" as a negative thing, which reinforces the
impression.