Re: [Nolug] for all you brainy types...

On 09/15/2011 02:18 PM, B. Estrade wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 02:15:25PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
>>
>> Would it occur to you to write something like, "Boy, I sure am glad that
>> my support dollars go to white people who can speak proper English
>> instead of blacks who only know Ebonics."?
>
> That's something Hitler would say.
>

Prematurely invoking Godwin invalidates Godwin.

> Brett
>
>>
>> On 09/15/2011 01:46 PM, Shannon Roddy wrote:
>>> On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 9:10 AM, Ron Johnson<ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> That's pretty racist.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Seriously? The statement that I find it very difficult to communicate with
>>> most Indians on the phone while in a noisy server room is racist? I find
>>> that it is nearly impossible to understand Indian accents on the phone,
>>> even
>>> without a ton of background noise. I seriously don't think I am alone in
>>> the sentiment that Indian accents are very difficult to understand. Go
>>> back
>>> and read what I said. I never said Indians are incompetent, or Indians are
>>> blah blah blah... I just said I appreciate the fact that my support dollars
>>> are going to people I can actually communicate with when needed and happen
>>> to be competent also.
>>>
>>> If you are accusing me of being racist, you are mistaken and I am offended.
>>>
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