[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Re : UN and Iraq

[Shaun Hately]

On 29 Sep 2004 at 23:23, annemehr wrote:

> Ah! A whole (polite) thread debating the UN and Iraq, with nobody from
> the US in it. It's so refreshing to hear it all from these points of
> view -- I've heard it all over and over again over here.  Thanks,
> guys; I'll just sit back and read...

I have never seen the point of being impolite in such discussions. 
I want people to take my views seriously and to treat them with 
respect. Of course, that doesn't mean I expect them to necessarily 
agree with me.

Being impolite simply means people are less likely to listen to 
you. Now, I'm not perfect - I do get annoyed sometimes, and 
sometimes that can lead to less than perfect manners. But if people 
want to be taken seriously, it's really in their interests to treat 
others respectfully.




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