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Linz’ update is hilarious. I have no doubt Phil sees it that way, too.
I third Teresa and Laure, I’m a Phil fan. I read every word he puts up here. He’s concise and articulate, a pleasure to read. I think that his points about civility and benevolence have been absorbed by many here—more than they wish to admit (who wants to be seen agreeing with the Fart?)
Phil has been motivated, in his civility urgings, by a desire to save a good site from what he believes has been the cause of the demise of other good objectivist sites. It’s hard for me to get too annoyed with him, knowing that. As it happens, I do not agree with Phil about the need to impose civility. I am glad he’s been blown off. Solo will remain the Wild West, I’m glad. Liberty is messy, but so what?
Obviously, Phil wants civility in dealings with him. Tibor is the same way. Stepping on the throats of those who breach this expectation is (and will be) fun! Other people here enjoy a bar fight. Across-the-board-civility rules would unfairly deny this latter group the back-and-forth bitch-slappings they clearly relish.
Gently, and with humor, Linz has told Phil that the harping ends now. Now that Phil knows this, civility demands that he let it go, (except for funny-making, of course.) I don’t see any reason this cannot work. Some of us want civility, some of us want to hit and be hit. So we keep clear who’s who, we look out for one another—works for me.
Jon
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