The assumption of good faith in the face of evidence to the contrary proved to be the bane of Neville Chamberlain, no?
On 11/24/06, Sean Barrett sean@epoptic.com wrote:
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Jim Schuler stated for the record:
Is launching personal attacks at a person who has said he is refraining from responding a virtue?
Oh, I see... some of us think that crying uncle in the adult world works just as well as it did in kindergarten. How quaint.
Oh, my, you're so worldly-wise. I'm just in awe of your wry cynicism.
But since you ask: yes, as a matter of fact, some of think that assuming good faith is a Good Thing. Many of we quaint types also think that kicking a man when he's down isn't noble. But then those are virtues of a gentleman, which is a Bad Thing.
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